{"cve":"CVE-2008-3761","nvd":{"published":"2008-08-21T17:41:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:29.450","status":"Modified","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 uses the METHOD_NEITHER communication method for IOCTLs, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted IOCTL request.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4177","http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.17.txt","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30737"],"products":["vmware:vmware_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3761","score":0.00995,"percentile":0.62676,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}