CVE-2007-4059
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.072 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 in EMC VMware allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SetLogFileName method.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-4240VMware 'IntraProcessLogging.dll' 5.5.3.42958 - Arbitrary Data Writefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (24)
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- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110enisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.htmlenisa_euvd
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