CVE-2008-4917
What it is
Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Workstation 5.5.8 and earlier, and 6.0.5 and earlier 6.x versions; VMware Player 1.0.8 and earlier, and 2.0.5 and earlier 2.x versions; VMware Server 1.0.9 and earlier; VMware ESXi 3.5; and VMware ESX 3.0.2 through 3.5 allows guest OS users to have an unknown impact by sending the virtual hardware a request that triggers an arbitrary physical-memory write operation, leading to memory corruption.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
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: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- VMware Esx ≤ 3.5
- VMware Esxi 3.5
- VMware Player ≤ 1.0.8
- VMware Player ≤ 2.0.5
- VMware Server ≤ 1.0.9
- VMware Workstation ≤ 5.5.8
- VMware Workstation ≤ 6.0.5
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.2
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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-2008-4917.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2008-4917. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006980
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006986
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006980
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006986
References
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006980
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006986
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32965
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021300
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021301
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498886/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32597
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6246
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006980
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006986
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32965
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021300
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021301
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498886/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32597
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6246