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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-5671 · published 5 June 2008

CVE-2007-5671: Vmware ace improper input validation vulnerability

Vmware · Ace

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 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

4.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.39% · top 69.7% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
4.4CVSS 2.0 base score
0.39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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 80187, and VMware ESX 2.5.4 through 3.0.2 does not properly validate arguments in user-mode METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs to the \\.\hgfs device, which allows guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory locations in guest kernel memory and gain privileges.

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712
http://secunia.com/advisories/30556 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020197
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493148/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493172/100/0/threaded
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5358
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=712
http://secunia.com/advisories/30556 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020197
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493148/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493172/100/0/threaded
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5358
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5688

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-5671), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.