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TI-2008-01289 Aliases CVE-2008-1340GHSA-77qh-qg3x-6q7q

Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3…

Priority LOW 35CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01736 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3_build_34685VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3_build_42958VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.4_build_44386VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3_build_34685 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3_build_42958 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4_build_44386 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1340
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-77qh-qg3x-6q7q

References

Patch 5

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2008-03731 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03556 Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-04202 Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00058 Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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