CVE-2008-3761

CVE Database · CVE-2008-3761

CVE-2008-3761

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

1.00%

Published

Aug 21, 2008

Modified

Apr 22, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (2)

All weaponized →

Exploit-DBVMware Workstation 6.5.1 - 'hcmon.sys 6.0.0.45731' Local Denial of Service TrickestTrickest PoC index

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Products (1)

vmware · vmware_workstationvulnerable

References (20)

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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