VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when running a 64-bit Windows guest on a 64-bit host, allows local users to "corrupt the virtual machine's register context" by debugging a local program and stepping into a "syscall instruction."
Published May 2, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when running a 64-bit Windows guest on a 64-bit host, allows local users to "corrupt the virtual machine's register context" by debugging a local program and stepping into a "syscall instruction."
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 64-bit
- n/a
- ≤ 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:L/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 28.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 28.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 19.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/35509 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/33993 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/35509 | 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/33993 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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