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    CVE-2007-4059

    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.

    Published:Jul 30, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 30, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.11801
    CVSS Score:5.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4240

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35675
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4240
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26890
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35675
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4240

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High