VMware Workstation 5.5.3 34685, when the "Enable copy and paste to and from this virtual machine" option is enabled, preserves clipboard data on the guest operating system after it was deleted on the host operating system, which might allow local users to read clipboard contents by moving the focus back to the host operating system.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0830 VMware Workstation 5.5.3 34685, when the "Enable copy and paste to and from this virtual machine" option is enabled, preserves clipboard data on the guest operating system after it was deleted on the host operating system, which might allow local users to read clipboard contents by moving the focus back to the host operating system.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:34:20.593Z

Reserved: 2007-02-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-0833

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-02-07T22:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-0833

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