FKIE_CVE-2007-4155

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-08-03 21:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:43
Severity
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first two arguments to the (1) CreateProcess or (2) CreateProcessEx 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/25131
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018511
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.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/35670
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4245
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/25131
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018511
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.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/35670
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4245
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
emc vmware 6.0.0

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    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:emc:vmware:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "BDED7575-9AD8-4513-AC87-6203F376CC1F",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first two arguments to the (1) CreateProcess or (2) CreateProcessEx method."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de salto de ruta absoluta en un determinado control ActiveX en vielib.dll de EMC VMware 6.0.0 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar programas locales de su elecci\u00f3n mediante un nombre de ruta absoluta en los dos primeros argumentos de los m\u00e9todos (1) CreateProcess \u00f3 (2) CreateProcessEx"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2007-4155",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:43:30.260",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 9.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": true,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
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  },
  "published": "2007-08-03T21:17:00.000",
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    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26890"
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      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25131"
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      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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}



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