CVE-2008-4914

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in VMware ESXi 3.5 before ESXe350-200901401-I-SG and ESX 3.5 before ESX350-200901401-SG allows local administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a snapshot with a malformed VMDK delta disk.

4.7

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33549	patch vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33776	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021654	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5909	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4914?: CVE-2008-4914 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4914?: To fix CVE-2008-4914, 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-2008-4914 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4914 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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