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CVE-2008-3892

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Published: Sep 3, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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10.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (7)

Vmware
4 products
Ace
Player
Server
Workstation
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Ace
From 1.0 to 1.0.7
Ace
From 2.0 to 2.0.5
Vmware
Player
From 1.0.0 to 1.0.8
Player
From 2.0 to 2.0.5
Server
Before 1.0.7
Vmware
Workstation
From 5.5 to 5.5.8
Workstation
From 6.0 to 6.0.5

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (38)

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Third Party Advisory
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VDB Entry
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Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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Third Party Advisory
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PatchThird Party Advisory
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Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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Vendor Advisory
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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VDB Entry
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Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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