FKIE_CVE-2007-1877

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-05-02 19:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:38
Severity
Summary
VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service against the guest OS by causing the virtual machine process (VMX) to store malformed configuration information.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25079
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23732
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018011
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33992
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25079
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23732
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018011
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33992
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware workstation *
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      "value": "La estaci\u00f3n de trabajo VMware anterior a la 5.5.4 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio contra el invitado OS haciendo que el proceso de la m\u00e1quina virtual (VMX) almacene informaci\u00f3n de configuraci\u00f3n mal formado."
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  "id": "CVE-2007-1877",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:38:29.067",
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
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