fkie_cve-2007-1744
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2007-05-02 19:19
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25079
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23721
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25079
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23721
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_xp *
vmware workstation *


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