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CVE-2006-3547

5.5 · MEDIUM

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 mac…

Published Jul 13, 2006vmwareEPSS 0.87%

Overview

CVE-2006-3547 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware player. It was published on July 13, 2006 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refwww.osvdb.org/27524Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437756/100/200/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437806/100/200/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437809/100/200/threadedRefwww.osvdb.org/27524Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437756/100/200/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437806/100/200/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437809/100/200/threaded

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-3547?

CVE-2006-3547 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware player. It was published on July 13, 2006 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-3547?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-3547?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-3547?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-3547 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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