CVE-2006-6410

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Published Dec 10, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in VMWare 5.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long VmdbDb parameter to the Initialize function.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6393	Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in VMWare 5.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long VmdbDb parameter to the Initialize function.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.385% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2008
http://www.open-security.org/advisories/17
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452746/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452775/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19732
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2264

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware Workstation

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 10, 2006, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:26 PM
Reserved: Dec 9, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 10, 2006, 2:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

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