Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1340
CVE-2008-1340
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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Affected products
24cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <6.0.3
Patches
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References
13- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.htmlnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276nvdPatch
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.htmlnvdPatch
- www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.htmlnvdPatch
- www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.htmlnvdPatch
- www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.htmlnvdPatch
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3755nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41250nvd
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