CVE-2006-6410 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 71)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.38% — more likely to be exploited than 71% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vmware | workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VMware 5.5.1 - 'ActiveX' Local Buffer Overflow | 2006-08-27 |
References
- 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
- 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
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