01 Record
CVE-2008-3761
hcmon.sys in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.9 build 156507 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
hcmon.sys in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.9 build 156507 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 62.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-08-21 17:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0bb4e1161ab264be4f7807bd7f020ac06ab118fc368545f932e15e388e5590b6
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvmware-workstation-hcmon-dos(44539)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44539
- securityreason.com4177http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4177
- seclists.org20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issueshttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
- www.securityfocus.com30737http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30737
- www.securityfocus.com34373http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
- www.securitytracker.com1020715http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020715
- www.orange-bat.comhttp://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0944http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
- lists.vmware.com[security-announce] 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issueshttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
- www.exploit-db.com6262https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6262