VMware COM API ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-3892)

VMware API is developed by VMware Inc. to provide a complete set of language-neutral interfaces to the VMware Virtual Infrastructure Management VIM Framework. When the Windows version, VMware COM API, is installed on a Windows hosting computer, an ActiveX control is registered. A buffer overflow...

CVE-2008-3892

CVE-2008-3892 is a buffer overflow in a VMware COM API ActiveX control (GuestInfo method) that can be triggered by passing a long string argument; vulnerable in VMware Workstation 5.5.x up to 5.5.8, Workstation 6.0.x up to 6.0.5, VMware Player 1.x up to 1.0.8, VMware Player 2.x up to 2.0.5, VMwar...