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$ cve CVE-2008-3761 JSON

CVE-2008-3761 EXPLOIT

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 62)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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.

Scoring

CVSS4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS1% — more likely to be exploited than 62% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-20
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2008-08-21
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
vmwarevmware workstation

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbVMware Workstation 6.5.1 - 'hcmon.sys 6.0.0.45731' Local Denial of Service2008-08-18

References

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