CVE-2008-3694

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3691, CVE-2008-3692, CVE-2008-3693, CVE-2008-3695, and CVE-2008-3696.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.24% Top 25%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31709	third party advisory patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020791	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31710	third party advisory patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30934	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded	mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707	third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31708	third party advisory patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466	third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3694?: CVE-2008-3694 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3694?: To fix CVE-2008-3694, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3694 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-3694 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.