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CVE-2008-4916

4.6 · MEDIUM

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 an…

Published Apr 6, 2009emcEPSS 0.33%

Overview

CVE-2008-4916 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting emc vmware_player. It was published on April 6, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from emc. Update vmware_player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Reflists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.htmlRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/34373Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1021973Refwww.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.htmlRefwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6439Reflists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.htmlRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-4916?

CVE-2008-4916 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting emc vmware_player. It was published on April 6, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-4916?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-4916?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from emc. Update vmware_player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-4916?

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