CVE-2007-1056

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

VMware Workstation 5.5.3 build 34685 does not provide per-user restrictions on certain privileged actions, which allows local users to perform restricted operations such as changing system time, accessing hardware components, and stopping the "VMware tools service" service. NOTE: exploitation is simplified via (1) weak file permissions (Users = Read & Execute) for %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware; and weak registry key permissions (access by Users) for (2) vmmouse, (3) vmscsi, (4) VMTools, (5) vmx_svga, and (6) vmxnet in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\; which allows local users to perform various privileged actions outside of the guest OS by executing certain files under %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware\VMware Tools, as demonstrated by (a) VMControlPanel.cpl and (b) vmwareservice.exe.

VMware Workstation versión 5.5.3 build 34685, no proporciona restricciones por usuario en ciertas acciones privilegiadas, lo que permite a los usuarios locales realizar operaciones restringidas, tales como cambiar la hora del sistema, acceder a los componentes de hardware y detener el servicio "VMware tools service". NOTA: la explotación es simplificada por medio de (1) permisos de archivos débiles (Users = Read & Execute) para %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware; y permisos de clave de registro débiles (access by Users) para (2) vmmouse, (3) vmscsi, (4) VMTools, (5) vmx_svga y (6) vmxnet en HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\; lo que permite a los usuarios locales realizar varias acciones privilegiadas fuera del sistema operativo invitado por medio de la ejecución de ciertos archivos bajo herramientas %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware\VMware, como es demostrado por (a) VMControlPanel.cpl y (b) vmwareservice.exe.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-02-21 CVE Reserved
2007-02-21 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/45244	Vdb Entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2281	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460664/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461807/100/0/threaded	Mailing List

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				5.5.3_build_34685 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "5.5.3_build_34685"		-		Affected