CVE-2007-5023: Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455…

PriorityP416medium6.9CVSS 2.0

AVLACMAuNCCICAC

EPSS

0.32%

24.5th percentile

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder.

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
vmware	ace	1.0 – 1.0.3	—
vmware	player	1.0.0 – 1.0.5	—
vmware	player	2.0 – 2.0.1	—
vmware	server	1.0 – 1.0.4	—
vmware	workstation	5 – 5.5.5	—
vmware	workstation	6.0 – 6.0.1	—

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