FKIE_CVE-2007-4059

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-07-30 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:43
Severity
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 in EMC VMware allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SetLogFileName method.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26890
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35675
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4240
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35675
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4240
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware workstation 5.5.3
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    {
      "affectedData": [
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          "vendor": "n/a",
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    },
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio absoluto en cierto control ActiveX en IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 en EMC VMware permite a atacantes remotos crear o sobrescribir archivos de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un nombre de ruta completa en el argumento en el m\u00e9todo SetLogFileName."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2007-4059",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:43:19.463",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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