CVE-2007-1271 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in VMware ESX Server 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 might allow attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2007-04-06

Score: 6.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1268	Buffer overflow in VMware ESX Server 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 might allow attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00046.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2524
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23322
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017875
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-5754280-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-6431040-patch.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5552

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware Esx

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:50:35.164Z

Reserved: 2007-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1271

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-04-06T00:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1271

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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