Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 30, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-4059
CVE-2007-4059
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 in EMC VMware allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SetLogFileName method.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:42958:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 5.5.3.42958
Patches
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References
12- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26890nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110nvd
- www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35675nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4240nvd
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