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CVE-2007-4497

5.5 · MEDIUM

Unspecified vulnerability 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.…

Published Sep 21, 2007vmwareCWE-264EPSS 0.83%

Overview

CVE-2007-4497 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware ace. It was published on September 21, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability 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 users with login access to a guest operating system to cause a denial of service (guest outage and host process crash or hang) via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update ace to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
vmwareace1.0Affected
vmwareplayer1.0.0Affected
vmwareserver1.0Affected
vmwareworkstation5Affected

References

Reflists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/26890Refsecunia.com/advisories/27694Refsecunia.com/advisories/27706Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25731Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1018718Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1Refwww.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.htmlRefwww.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4497?

CVE-2007-4497 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware ace. It was published on September 21, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-4497?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-4497?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update ace to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-4497?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-4497 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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