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CVE-2007-0062

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-0062 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in ISC dhcpd and various VMware products (Workstation, Player, ACE, Server). This flaw, triggered by a malformed DHCP packet with a large dhcp-max-message-size, can lead to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution due to a stack-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a critical risk, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to compromise affected systems with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0762 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-0062Low

dhcpd possible DoS via large max-message-size option

Sep 19, 2007

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/26890
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27694
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27706
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31396
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34263
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200808-05.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/33102
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2009-0041
iss.net / threats/275.html
Patch
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / archive/1/501759/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/25729
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-543-1
vmware.com / support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Patch
vmware.com / support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
Patch
vmware.com / support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Patch
vmware.com / support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Patch
vmware.com / support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Patch
vmware.com / support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Patch
vmware.com / support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3229
Vendor Advisory