CVE-2008-1340

High

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."

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Player
PublishedMar 20, 2008
First seenMar 20, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware player1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2—
vmware ace1.0, 2.0—
vmware server1.0.3—
vmware vmware_server1.0.2, 1.0.4—
vmware vmware_workstation5.5.5, 6.0.1, 6.0.2—
vmware workstation5.5, 5.5.3_build_34685, 5.5.3_build_42958, 5.5.4, 5.5.4_build_44386, 6.0—

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