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CVE-2006-6410
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.4%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://www.open-security.org/advisories/17 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20061127 Re: VMware 5.5.1 Local Buffer Overflow (HTML Exploit) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2264 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 19732 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 2008 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20061126 VMware 5.5.1 Local Buffer Overflow (HTML Exploit) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
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