Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x
Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a call to the GuestInfo method in which there is a long string argument, and an assignment of a long string value to the result of this call. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2008-3691, CVE-2008-3692, CVE-2008-3693, CVE-2008-3694, CVE-2008-3695, or CVE-2008-3696.
- Published
- Sep 3, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 24.4% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
47
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 7 / 30 · 24.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| vmware | ace | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace |
| vmware | player | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player |
| vmware | server | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server |
| vmware | workstation | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- vmware ace1.0 and later · before 1.0.7
- vmware ace2.0 and later · before 2.0.5
- vmware player1.0.0 and later · before 1.0.8
- vmware player2.0 and later · before 2.0.5
- vmware serverbefore 1.0.7
- vmware workstation5.5 and later · before 5.5.8
- vmware workstation6.0 and later · before 6.0.5
Same product
vmware: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2009-3732Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka VMrc) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary45Plan
- CVE-2005-4459Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in VMWare Workstation 5.5, GSX Server 3.2, ACE 1.0.1, a44Plan
- CVE-2007-0061The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Pla42Plan
- CVE-2007-0062Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Buil42Plan
- CVE-2008-3691Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x befor41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2008-09-01 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-2 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6601 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
- secunia.com/advisories/31707
- secunia.com/advisories/31708
- secunia.com/advisories/31709
- secunia.com/advisories/31710
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4202
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29503
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30934
- www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html
- www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
- www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
- www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43062
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6345
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.