CVE-2008-1340

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."

Published: 2008-03-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1340 is rated Moderate Risk (55.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.08%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1340

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-15 0.94% 1.08% +0.13%
2 2025-03-30 2.06% 0.94% -1.12%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.06% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1340

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1340

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1340

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2008-1340: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1340
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1340 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vmware-player), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): not-affected 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1340

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1340

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_server 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_server 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vmware_workstation 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_34685 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_42958 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.4_build_44386 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1340

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