01 Record
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 Initialize function.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 71.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-12-10 02:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 20:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-12-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3a26939a9cce2f70378a9b87b5c4ab6d3312be3449ab441b622d8579ac59fe15
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.open-security.orghttp://www.open-security.org/advisories/17
- www.securityfocus.com20061127 Re: VMware 5.5.1 Local Buffer Overflow (HTML Exploit)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452775/100/100/threaded
- www.exploit-db.com2264https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2264
- www.securityfocus.com19732http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19732
- securityreason.com2008http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2008
- www.securityfocus.com20061126 VMware 5.5.1 Local Buffer Overflow (HTML Exploit)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452746/100/100/threaded