CVE-2008-3892 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in a specific ActiveX control within the COM API of several VMware products, including Workstation, Player, ACE, and Server. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (browser crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a long string argument to the GuestInfo method and assigning a long string value to its result. With a CVSS score of 10.0 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active community discussion or media coverage, a proof-of-concept exploit (EDB-6345) exists, indicating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0, < 1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, < 2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, < 2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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