CVE-2008-3761
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.8%
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.
Affected configurations
References
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/4177
www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30737
www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
www.securitytracker.com/id?1020715
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44539
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6262
Related
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.8%