01 Record

CVE-2007-5671

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

HGFS.sys in the VMware Tools package in VMware Workstation 5.x before 5.5.6 build 80404, VMware Player before 1.0.6 build 80404, VMware ACE before 1.0.5 build 79846, VMware Server before 1.0.5 build

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 32.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2008-06-05 20:21Z18 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 15:39Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2007-10-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

830ae7163cdfcca338ce7492e21222a57dea739d1df81684b2f06ae58b842273

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

vmwareaceNot specified—

vmwareesxNot specified—

vmwareesx_serverNot specified—

vmwareplayerNot specified—

vmwareserverNot specified—

vmwarevmware_playerNot specified—

vmwarevmware_serverNot specified—

vmwarevmware_workstationNot specified—

vmwareworkstationNot specified—

06 References

security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201209-25http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
www.vupen.comADV-2008-1744http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5688https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com30556http://secunia.com/advisories/30556third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
labs.idefense.com20080604 VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5358https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5358vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
www.securityfocus.com20080606 Re: iDefense Security Advisory 06.04.08: VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493172/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.securityfocus.com20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issueshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
securitytracker.com1020197http://securitytracker.com/id?1020197vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.securityfocus.com20080605 Re: iDefense Security Advisory 06.04.08: VMware Tools HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493148/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
securityreason.com3922http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON