CVE-2008-1364 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in VMware virtualization products via the DHCP service, affecting Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, and Fusion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-1364?
CVE-2008-1364 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 20 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the DHCP service in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.6, VMware Player 1.0.x before 1.0.6, VMware ACE 1.0.x before 1.0.5, VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.5, and VMware Fusion 1.1.x before 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1364?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Vmware Ace, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Vmware Server, Vmware Vmware Workstation, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1364?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1364 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-1364 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1364 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87x3-7r3j-qmpp.