CVE-2006-3547

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: July 13, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

EMC VMware Player allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable application failure) via a long value of the ide1:0.fileName parameter in the .vmx file of a virtual machine. NOTE: third parties have disputed this issue, saying that write access to the .vmx file enables other ways of stopping the virtual machine, so no privilege boundaries are crossed

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/27524
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437756/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437806/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437809/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/27524
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437756/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437806/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437809/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
60th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

vmware