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CVE-2008-3761
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…
Medium4.9EPSS 1.00%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.00% · top 37% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- vmware-workstation-hcmon-dos(44539) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4177 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 30737 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 34373 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1020715 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0944 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 6262 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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