CVE-2007-5671

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.

Published: 2008-06-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5671 is rated Low Risk (25/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5671

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 1.28% 0.06% -1.22%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5671

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5671

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5671

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2007-5671: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-5671
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-5671 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vmware-server), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5671

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5671

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 esx_server 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_server 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5671

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