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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5438 is rated Low Risk (12.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-03-07 | 1.55% | 0.05% | -1.49% |
| 2 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (2 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 2.0 | LOW |
|
3.4 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | ace | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 2.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 2.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 2.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 2.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | ace | 2.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | <= 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.8 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |