CVE-2008-4916 json
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 versi…
published 2009-04-06 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4895
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
vendor-advisory
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/34373
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/0944
vdb-entry
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lists.vmware.com
/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
mailing-list
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securitytracker.com
/id?1021973
vdb-entry
- vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6439
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4916
- NVD CVE-2008-4916
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