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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1340 · published 20 March 2008

CVE-2008-1340: Vmware ace vulnerability

Vmware · Ace

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."

7.1 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.7% · top 23.2% CWE-399 · CWE-399
7.1CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
26References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html Patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019624
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41250
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html Patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019624
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41250

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1340), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-30). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.