CVE-2008-3892

Description

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6345

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43062

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30934

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29503

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202

http://secunia.com/advisories/31710

http://secunia.com/advisories/31709

http://secunia.com/advisories/31708

http://secunia.com/advisories/31707

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3