CVE-2008-3761
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 1.0% (63th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3747)
- Published
- August 21, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3747 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- vmware / vmware workstation
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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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