CVE-2007-1744

Published: May 2, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 9.2

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when a folder is shared, allows users on the guest system to write to arbitrary files on the host system via the "Backdoor I/O Port" interface.

Affected (1)

Products: Vmware: Workstation

Vmware

1 product

Workstation

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Workstation	Up to 5.5.3

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

References (16)

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25079

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23721

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521