CVE-2007-5023 (GCVE-0-2007-5023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-09-21 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:17
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Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.
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CWE
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Date Public
2007-09-19 00:00
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