FKIE_CVE-2007-1056
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-02-21 23:28 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
Summary
VMware Workstation 5.5.3 build 34685 does not provide per-user restrictions on certain privileged actions, which allows local users to perform restricted operations such as changing system time, accessing hardware components, and stopping the "VMware tools service" service. NOTE: exploitation is simplified via (1) weak file permissions (Users = Read & Execute) for %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware; and weak registry key permissions (access by Users) for (2) vmmouse, (3) vmscsi, (4) VMTools, (5) vmx_svga, and (6) vmxnet in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\; which allows local users to perform various privileged actions outside of the guest OS by executing certain files under %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware\VMware Tools, as demonstrated by (a) VMControlPanel.cpl and (b) vmwareservice.exe.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | workstation | 5.5.3_build_34685 |
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"lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
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