Unscored severity · published Apr 6, 2009
CVE-2008-4916
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…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
3.5 · source: NVD
VA
Vmware Ace · Vmware
1.0; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; 1.0.5; 1.0.7; +7 more · source: NVD
VE
Vmware Esx · Vmware
3.0.2; 3.0.3; 3.5 · source: NVD
VP
Vmware Player · Vmware
1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; 1.0.5; +14 more · source: NVD
VS
Vmware Server · Vmware
1.0; 1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; +5 more · source: NVD
VW
Vmware Workstation · Vmware
4.5.3; 5.0; 5.5.0; 5.5.1; 5.5.2; 5.5.3; +16 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4916
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4916
lists.vmware.com
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021973
www.vmware.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
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