Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4917
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2008-4917
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4917
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4917
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4917
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4917
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http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006980
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32597
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1021300
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6246
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498886/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006986
Vendor Advisory
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1021301
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201209-25) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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