CVE-2008-1340
Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via crafted VMCI calls that…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via crafted VMCI calls that trigger "memory exhaustion and memory corruption."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.74% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- vmware/ace · vmware/player · vmware/server · vmware/vmware server · vmware/vmware workstation · vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.htmlPatch
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019624
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.htmlPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.htmlPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.htmlPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41250
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.htmlPatch
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019624
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.htmlPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.htmlPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.htmlPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41250
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.