CVE-2008-1340 json
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…
published 2008-03-20 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1347
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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."
Patch / fix
- vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html patch
- vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html patch
- vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html patch
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html patch
- vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html patch
- securityfocus.com/bid/28276 patch
Exploit prediction
1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
patch
-
vmware.com
/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
patch
-
vmware.com
/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
patch
-
lists.vmware.com
/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
mailing-list, patch
-
vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/28276
vdb-entry, patch
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
vendor-advisory
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/3755
third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/41250
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1019624
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/28289
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-1340
- NVD CVE-2008-1340
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