CVE-2008-4916
What it is
Unspecified vulnerability in a guest virtual device driver in VMware Workstation before 5.5.9 build 126128, and 6.5.1 and earlier 6.x versions; VMware Player before 1.0.9 build 126128, and 2.5.1 and earlier 2.x versions; VMware ACE before 1.0.8 build 125922, and 2.5.1 and earlier 2.x versions; VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.8 build 126538 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745; VMware Fusion before 2.0.1; VMware ESXi 3.5; and VMware ESX 3.0.2, 3.0.3, and 3.5 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via unknown vectors.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a login. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.6 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Emc VMware Player
- VMware Ace 1.0
- VMware Ace 1.0.2
- VMware Ace 1.0.3
- VMware Ace 1.0.4
- VMware Ace 1.0.5
- VMware Ace 1.0.7
- VMware Ace 1.0.8
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.6
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2008-4916.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2008-4916. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021973
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6439
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021973
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6439