CVE-2007-1744 (GCVE-0-2007-1744)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-05-02 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23721 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25079 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabili… | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenot… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Date Public
2007-04-27 00:00
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