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CVE-2008-4916

Published: Apr 6, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:SC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
vmware aceOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmware esxOn-premOS
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmware esxiOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
vmware playerOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmware serverOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmware workstationOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
emc
commercial·USaka documentum content server, rsa authentication manager, rsa archer egrc
vmware playerOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
seclists.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
securityfocus.com
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