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TI-2008-03731 Aliases CVE-2008-3892GHSA-889x-p8ww-5fp4

Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x…

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.24363 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 to before 1.0.7; 2.0 to before 2.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 to before 1.0.8; 2.0 to before 2.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.7VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 to before 5.5.8; 6.0 to before 6.0.5VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.0.7; 2.0 to before 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 to before 1.0.8; 2.0 to before 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 to before 5.5.8; 6.0 to before 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3892
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-889x-p8ww-5fp4

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 10

  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03556 Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-04202 Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00058 Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02512 The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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