CVE-2008-1340

Publication date 20 March 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vmware-player 7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes


jdstrand

2.0 only


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