CVE-2007-4058 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first argument to the StartProcess method.

Published: 2007-07-30

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 22.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:emc:vmware:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4042	Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in vielib.dll 2.2.5.42958 in EMC VMware 6.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a full pathname in the first argument to the StartProcess method.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22381.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25118
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35673
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4244

History

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Subscriptions

Emc Vmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-07-30T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:37:06.086Z

Reserved: 2007-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4058

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-07-30T17:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:43:19.363

Link: CVE-2007-4058

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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