CVE-2006-6410
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.4% (72th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6393)
- Published
- December 10, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6393 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- vmware / workstation
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2008
- http://www.open-security.org/advisories/17(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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