CVE-2007-5438

N/A Unknown
Published: October 13, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/43488
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31708
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31710
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3219
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_VMWARE1.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482021/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26025
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020791
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/43488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31708
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31710
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_VMWARE1.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482021/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26025
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020791
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
28th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

vmware

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