The DHCP server 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet that triggers "corrupt stack memory."
Published Sep 21, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.50%
Description
The DHCP server 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet that triggers "corrupt stack memory."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 1.0 · < 1.0.3
- ≥ 2.0 · < 2.0.1
- ≥ 1.0 · < 1.0.5
- ≥ 2.0 · < 2.0.1
- ≥ 1.0 · < 1.0.4
- ≥ 5.5 · < 5.5.5
- ≥ 6.0 · < 6.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
Configuration 2
- 6.06
- 6.10
- 7.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of dhcp as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.50% (0.06496) | 93.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.50% (0.06496) | 92.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 16.32% (0.16318) | 94.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.67% (0.14666) | 93.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.07% (0.18065) | 92.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 14.67% (0.14666) | 93.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.38% (0.19375) | 94.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 75.71% (0.75707) | 98.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 23.15% (0.23149) | 96.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 18.34% (0.18336) | 96.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 19.25% (0.19248) | 96.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 19.55% (0.19547) | 96.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 19.26% (0.19259) | 95.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.64% (0.13644) | 94.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27694 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/threats/275.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25729 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018717 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-543-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0061 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33101 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0061
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0061
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