MEDIUM
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
Published Dec 10, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.38%
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
No data.
- 5.5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.38% 0.01381
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01381
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01381) | 71.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.36% (0.01361) | 68.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 53.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 80.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 78.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 56.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2008 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.open-security.org/advisories/17 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452746/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452775/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19732 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2264 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2008 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.open-security.org/advisories/17 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452746/100/100/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452775/100/100/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19732 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2264 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 10, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 9, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6410
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a