CVE-2008-3761

medium VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.9
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 60% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
C
Published: August 21, 2008 (6475 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

hcmon.sys in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.9 build 156507 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 uses the METHOD_NEITHER communication method for IOCTLs, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted IOCTL request.

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

vmware vmware workstation

References

🔗 lists.vmware.com 🔗 seclists.org 🔗 securityreason.com 🔗 www.orange-bat.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com