CVE-2008-1340

N/A Unknown
Published: March 20, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Virtual 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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019624
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41250
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019624
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41250
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

vmware

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