CVE-2007-5617: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2007-5617: Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, and Workstation 5.x bef...

Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.5 and 2.0 before 2.0.1, and Workstation 5.x before 5.5.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1, prevents it from launching, which has unspecified impact, related to untrusted virtual machine images.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 15:39 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This CVE concerns older VMware Player and Workstation releases that can fail to launch when handling untrusted virtual machine images. The public record does not define the full security impact, so urgency depends on whether legacy desktop virtualization is still present and whether users receive or open external VM images. Exposure is most likely on legacy endpoints, labs, or build systems still running the named VMware Player or Workstation versions and handling VM images from outside trusted sources. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item unless affected systems still handle external VM images. The incomplete impact data prevents precise risk ranking, but obsolete virtualization tools increase avoidable operational risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected VMware Player and Workstation versions to the fixed releases or later.; Avoid opening untrusted virtual machine images on legacy VMware desktop products.; Inventory endpoints and labs for obsolete VMware Player and Workstation installations..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 02:08 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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

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