CVE-2007-4497: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2007-4497: Unspecified vulnerability in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 550...

Unspecified vulnerability 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 users with login access to a guest operating system to cause a denial of service (guest outage and host process crash or hang) via unspecified vectors.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 15:01 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

A logged-in user inside an affected VMware guest could crash or hang the VMware host process, causing the guest to go down. The sources do not describe data theft, privilege escalation, or host takeover. The main business risk is availability for legacy virtual machines still running these old VMware products. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments still running VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 or 6.0.1, Player before 1.0.5 or 2.0.1, ACE before 1.0.3 or 2.0.1, or Server before 1.0.4. Treat this as a targeted legacy availability risk, not a confirmed breach indicator. Prioritize remediation where old VMware products host critical systems or where untrusted users can log into guest operating systems. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected VMware products to the fixed builds named in vendor guidance.; Retire unsupported VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, or Server deployments where possible.; Restrict guest OS login access to trusted users only..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 03:11 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Sep 21, 2007, 18:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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