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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-5617: VMware Workstation and Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-5617: VMware Workstation and Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/21/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-vmware-player
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-vmware-workstation

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