CVE-2006-6410

VMware Workstation - Buffer Overflow via ActiveX Control Initialize Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6410. PoCs published by c0ntex.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a local buffer overflow in VMWare ActiveX component (CVE-2006-6410) by leveraging a heap spray technique to execute arbitrary shellcode (calc.exe) on Windows XP SP2. The exploit uses a combination of JavaScript and VBScript to trigger the vulnerability.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by c0ntex · htmllocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2264

This exploit targets a local buffer overflow in VMWare ActiveX component (CVE-2006-6410) by leveraging a heap spray technique to execute arbitrary shellcode (calc.exe) on Windows XP SP2. The exploit uses a combination of JavaScript and VBScript to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VMWare Workstation 5.5.1 ActiveX component
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious HTML file locally or via social engineering · VMWare Workstation 5.5.1 with vulnerable ActiveX component installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.open-security.org/advisories/17
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452775/100/100/threaded
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2264
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19732
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2008
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452746/100/100/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0136
EPSS Percentile 68.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
vmware/workstation 5.5.1
Published Dec 10, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026