CVE-2008-3761

Published Aug 21, 2008

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.9
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.0.45731:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "9F01ABD8-5C77-422E-849C-E7460072DB0B"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References