Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5438
CVE-2007-5438
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.
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Affected products
56cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.0.7 build 108880
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0.7
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.0.7 build 108231
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <5.5.8 build 108000
- Range: <1.0.8 build 108000
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
21- secunia.com/advisories/31707nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31708nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31709nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31710nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/43488nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3219nvd
- www.eleytt.com/advisories/eleytt_VMWARE1.pdfnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482021/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26025nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.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
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