Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-6410

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.

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Affected products

VMware/Workstation
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EMC Corporation/Vmwarellm-fuzzy
Range: <= 5.5.1

Patches

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References

www.open-security.org/advisories/17nvdVendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/2008nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452746/100/100/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452775/100/100/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/19732nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2264nvd

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