VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-3761
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.00%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-08-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation