The virtual machine process (VMX) in VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 does not properly read state information when moving from the ACPI sleep state to the run state, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual machine reboot) via unknown vectors
Published May 2, 2007
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.93%
Description
The virtual machine process (VMX) in VMware Workstation before 5.5.4 does not properly read state information when moving from the ACPI sleep state to the run state, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual machine reboot) via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.5.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/I:N/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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01931) | 79.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01931) | 77.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00875) | 73.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.40% (0.07397) | 94.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 17.02% (0.17023) | 95.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 11.51% (0.11508) | 95.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 7.76% (0.07758) | 93.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 6.26% (0.06261) | 92.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 4.54% (0.04540) | 91.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 3.26% (0.03256) | 90.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02168) | 87.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01579) | 85.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/35508 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25079 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23732 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018011 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33990 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/35508 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25079 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23732 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018011 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33990 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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