CVE - CVE-2008-3761

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3761	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:30737 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30737 BID:34373 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 CONFIRM:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html EXPLOIT-DB:6262 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6262 FULLDISC:20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html MISC:http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt MLIST:[security-announce] 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues URL:http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html SECTRACK:1020715 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020715 SREASON:4177 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4177 VUPEN:ADV-2009-0944 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944~~ (Obsolete source) XF:vmware-workstation-hcmon-dos(44539) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44539
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080821	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080821)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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