CVE-2007-5023

Unquoted Windows search path 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 Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.

• CWE-264

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25732Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25732Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 21, 2007

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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