CVE-2007-5438

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.

Published: 2007-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5438

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5438

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.9 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.4 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5438

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5438

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5438

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