CVE-2007-0063

Critical

Description

Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Player 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, ACE before 1.0.3 Build 54075 and ACE 2 before 2.0.1 Build 55017, and Server before 1.0.4 Build 56528 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed DHCP packet that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Player
PublishedSep 21, 2007
First seenSep 21, 2007

How to fix

Update
  • vmware player1.0.5, 2.0.1 or later
  • vmware ace1.0.3, 2.0.1 or later
  • vmware server1.0.4 or later
  • vmware workstation5.5.5, 6.0.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware player1.0 ≤ v < 1.0.5, 2.0 ≤ v < 2.0.11.0.5, 2.0.1
vmware ace1.0 ≤ v < 1.0.3, 2.0 ≤ v < 2.0.11.0.3, 2.0.1
vmware server1.0 ≤ v < 1.0.41.0.4
vmware workstation5.5 ≤ v < 5.5.5, 6.0 ≤ v < 6.0.15.5.5, 6.0.1
vmware esx2.0.2, 2.1.3, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 3.0.0, 3.0.1—
canonical ubuntu_linux6.06, 6.10, 7.04—

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