CVE-2007-2491

Description

The PIIX4 power management subsystem in EMC VMware Workstation 5.5.3.34685 and VMware Server 1.0.1.29996 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations via a crafted poke to I/O port 0x1004, triggering a denial of service (virtual machine crash) or other unspecified impact, a related issue to CVE-2007-1337.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://taviso.decsystem.org/virtsec.pdf
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/40088	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2491?: CVE-2007-2491 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2491?: To fix CVE-2007-2491, 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-2007-2491 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-2491 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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