CVE-2007-0061 describes a critical vulnerability in the DHCP server component of several VMware products, including Workstation, Player, ACE, and Server, across various versions prior to specific builds. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a malformed packet, leading to corrupt stack memory and enabling arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks requiring low complexity and no authentication, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0, < 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, < 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, < 1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, < 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, < 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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