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Status published
Medium
CVE-2007-1744
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Shared Folders feature for VMware...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017980
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23721
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25079
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=521
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
May 2nd, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.