CVE-2007-0063
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-0063 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-09-21 19:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware Player Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| VMWare DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.iss.net | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Workstation and Player: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [Full-Disclosure] Mailing List Charter | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.grok.org.uk | Third Party Advisory |
| VMware Server Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| USN-543-1: VMWare vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| VMware ACE Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Gentoo update for vmware - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| VMware DHCP Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| VMware Workstation 6 Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| VMware Player Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Ubuntu update for vmware - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| VMware Workstation 5.5 Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Third Party Advisory |
| VMWare Products Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| VMware Workstation DHCP Server Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| VMware ACE Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2008-06-03 | Mark J Cox | This issue is the same as CVE-2007-5365. The affected dhcp versions were fixed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0970.html |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.