CVE-2008-4917 json
Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Workstation 5.5.8 and earlier, and 6.0.5 and earlier 6.x versions; VMware Player 1.0.8 and earlier, and…
published 2008-12-09 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4896
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Workstation 5.5.8 and earlier, and 6.0.5 and earlier 6.x versions; VMware Player 1.0.8 and earlier, and 2.0.5 and earlier 2.x versions; VMware Server 1.0.9 and earlier; VMware ESXi 3.5; and VMware ESX 3.0.2 through 3.5 allows guest OS users to have an unknown impact by sending the virtual hardware a request that triggers an arbitrary physical-memory write operation, leading to memory corruption.
Patch / fix
- kb.vmware.com/kb/1006980 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
- Technology feeds
References
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kb.vmware.com
/kb/1006980
patch, vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
kb.vmware.com
/kb/1006986
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6246
vdb-entry, signature, third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/32965
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/498886/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1021301
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1021300
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/32597
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4917
- NVD CVE-2008-4917
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