CVE-2008-1340

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1340
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-20 00:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionVirtual 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Ace 1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Ace 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Player 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Player 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Player 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Player 1.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Player 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Player 2.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Player 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 5.5.3_build_34685 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 5.5.3_build_42958 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 5.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 5.5.4_build_44386 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface Memory Corruption Flaw Lets Local Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[Security-announce] VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Patch
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
VMSA-2008-0005.1 - VMware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch
VMware ACE Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch
VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
VMware Workstation 6 Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch
SecurityReason - VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
VMware Player Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
VMware Server 1.0.5 and Workstation 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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