CVE-2008-3761

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-08-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

Vmware Workstation: 6.0.0.45731

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4177
http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30737
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020715
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44539
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6262
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html

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