CVE-2006-3547

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

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.39%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437806/100/200/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437809/100/200/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/27524	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437756/100/200/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3547?: CVE-2006-3547 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3547?: To fix CVE-2006-3547, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3547 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-3547 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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