CVE-2006-6410
Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in VMWare 5.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
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CVE-2006-6410- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2006-6410- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6393 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6393- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7m7-3xr3-3w7g No score
Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in VMWare 5.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary...
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.
- Record
GHSA-p7m7-3xr3-3w7g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VMware 5.5.1 - 'ActiveX' Local Buffer Overflow | 2006-08-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6410 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Vmware Workstation, published December 10, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
open-security.org/advisories/17
securityfocus.com/archive/1/452775/100/100/threaded
exploit-db.com/exploits/2264
securityreason.com/securityalert/2008
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6410
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p7m7-3xr3-3w7g