CVE-2007-5438

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/43488 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3219 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31709 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_VMWARE1.pdf
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020791 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31710 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482021/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26025 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31708 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5438?
CVE-2007-5438 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5438?
To fix CVE-2007-5438, 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-2007-5438 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5438 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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