CVE-2008-4916

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4916
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-06 15:30:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-29 01:32:00 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Emc Vmware Player All All All All
Application Emc Vmware Player All All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.8 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 1.0.8 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Ace 2.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esx 3.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esx 3.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esx 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esx 3.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esx 3.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esx 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esxi 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esxi 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.8 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.9 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.01 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.05 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.8 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.0.9 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.01 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 1.05 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Player 2.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.05 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 1.05 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Server 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 4.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.6 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.7 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.8 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.0.45731 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.4 build_93057 All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.03 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 4.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.6 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.7 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 5.5.8 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.0.45731 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.4 build_93057 All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.03 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Workstation 6.5.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Guest Virtual Device Driver Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2009-0005 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[Security-announce] VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues MLIST lists.vmware.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
VMSA-2009-0005 CONFIRM www.vmware.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Full Disclosure: VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues FULLDISC seclists.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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