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CVE-2007-5438

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5...

1.9 Low

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.9

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.

Record: CVE-2007-5438
CVSS 2.0: 1.9 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.

Record: CVE-2007-5438
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-5414 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.

Record: EUVD-2007-5414
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x3h-397m-6f9w No score

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5...

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.

Record: GHSA-3x3h-397m-6f9w
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, references, title	GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-5438 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Vmware Ace, published October 13, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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