CVE-2007-0061

Description

The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075 and ACE 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet that triggers "corrupt stack memory."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.67% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25729 patch third party advisory vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018717 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27694 third party advisory
http://www.iss.net/threats/275.html third party advisory patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33101 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0061?
CVE-2007-0061 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0061?
To fix CVE-2007-0061, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0061 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-0061 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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