CVE-2008-4916

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.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944	vdb entry
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html	mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021973	vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6439	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4916?: CVE-2008-4916 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4916?: To fix CVE-2008-4916, 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-2008-4916 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4916 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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