Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5617
CVE-2007-5617
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1, prevents it from launching, which has unspecified impact, related to untrusted virtual machine images.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.5,<5.5.5
- (no CPE)range: <5.5.5, <6.0.1
Patches
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References
9- www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26890nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/27706nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229nvdThird Party Advisory
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