HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.
CVE-2007-5671
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0EG Risk 0/100
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- EPSS
- 31.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 5, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30556
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020197
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493148/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493172/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5358
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
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