Published: 21/08/2008 Updated: 29/09/2017

CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

VMScore: 495

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

hcmon.sys in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and previous versions, VMware Player 2.5.1 and previous versions, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and previous versions, and VMware Server 1.0.x prior to 1.0.9 build 156507 and 2.0.x prior to 2.0.1 build 156745 uses the METHOD_NEITHER communication method for IOCTLs, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted IOCTL request.

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vmware vmware workstation 6.0.0.45731

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - Orange Bat advisory - Name : VMWare Workstation (hcmonsys 60045731) Class : DoS Published : 2008-08-17 Credit : g_ (g_ # orange-bat # com) - - Details - Fails to sanitize pointers sent from usermode with METHOD_NEITHER hcmonsys: text:00011606 loc_1160 ...

CWE-20 http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30737 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020715 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4177 http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44539 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6262 https://nvd.nist.gov https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6262/

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