MEDIUM
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 in EMC VMware allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SetLogFileName method
Published Jul 30, 2007
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.25%
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in IntraProcessLogging.dll 5.5.3.42958 in EMC VMware allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SetLogFileName method.
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.
5.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.25% 0.07246
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07246
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.25% (0.07246) | 94.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.25% (0.07246) | 93.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.95% (0.10951) | 92.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.30% (0.17302) | 91.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.95% (0.10951) | 92.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 8, 2025 | 11.75% (0.11752) | 95.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2024 | 9.95% (0.09951) | 94.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 7.53% (0.07529) | 94.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 4.37% (0.04369) | 92.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01801) | 87.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 3.48% (0.03478) | 91.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 2.52% (0.02523) | 89.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 88.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02031) | 87.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02045) | 87.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35675 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4240 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26890 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25110 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35675 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4240 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 30, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 30, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4059
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a