Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4916 (CCN-49699)

Assigned:2008-11-03
Published:2009-04-03
Updated:2017-09-29
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4916

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[security-announce] 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201209-25

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021973
VMware Guest Virtual Device Driver Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 53634
VMware Multiple Products Display Function Host OS Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 53694
VMware Multiple Products Guest Virtual Device Driver Unspecified DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
34373

Source: CCN
Type: BID-34373
VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2009-0005 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021973

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2009-0005
VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-0944

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-virtual-device-dos(49699)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6439

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:emc:vmware_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.0.45731:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.4:build_93057:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:emc:vmware_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6439
    V
    VMware Guest Virtual Device Driver Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service
    2009-11-09
    BACK
    emc vmware player *
    vmware vmware ace 1.0
    vmware vmware ace 1.0.2
    vmware vmware ace 1.0.3
    vmware vmware ace 1.0.4
    vmware vmware ace 1.0.5
    vmware vmware ace 1.0.7
    vmware vmware ace 1.0.8
    vmware vmware ace 2.0.1
    vmware vmware ace 2.0.2
    vmware vmware ace 2.0.3
    vmware vmware ace 2.0.5
    vmware vmware ace 2.5
    vmware vmware ace 2.5.1
    vmware vmware esx 3.0.2
    vmware vmware esx 3.0.3
    vmware vmware esx 3.5
    vmware vmware esxi 3.5
    vmware vmware player 1.0.0
    vmware vmware player 1.0.1
    vmware vmware player 1.0.2
    vmware vmware player 1.0.3
    vmware vmware player 1.0.4
    vmware vmware player 1.0.5
    vmware vmware player 1.0.6
    vmware vmware player 1.0.7
    vmware vmware player 1.0.8
    vmware vmware player 1.0.9
    vmware vmware player 1.01
    vmware vmware player 1.05
    vmware vmware player 2.0
    vmware vmware player 2.0.1
    vmware vmware player 2.0.2
    vmware vmware player 2.0.3
    vmware vmware player 2.0.4
    vmware vmware player 2.0.5
    vmware vmware player 2.5
    vmware vmware player 2.5.1
    vmware vmware server 1.0
    vmware vmware server 1.0.0
    vmware vmware server 1.0.1
    vmware vmware server 1.0.2
    vmware vmware server 1.0.3
    vmware vmware server 1.0.4
    vmware vmware server 1.0.5
    vmware vmware server 1.0.6
    vmware vmware server 1.0.7
    vmware vmware server 1.05
    vmware vmware server 2.0
    vmware vmware workstation 4.5.3
    vmware vmware workstation 5.0
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.0
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.1
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.2
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.3
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.4
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.5
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.6
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.7
    vmware vmware workstation 5.5.8
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.0.45731
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.1
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.2
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.3
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.4
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.4 build_93057
    vmware vmware workstation 6.0.5
    vmware vmware workstation 6.03
    vmware vmware workstation 6.5
    vmware vmware workstation 6.5.1
    vmware workstation 5.5.1
    vmware workstation 6.0
    emc vmware player *
    vmware ace 1.0
    vmware ace 1.0.3
    vmware server 1.0.3
    vmware workstation 5.5.3
    vmware workstation 5.5.4
    vmware ace 2.0.3
    vmware ace 2.0.1
    vmware ace 2.0.2
    vmware workstation 5.0.0_build_13124
    vmware server 1.0
    vmware workstation 5.5.0
    vmware workstation 5.5.2
    vmware workstation 5.5.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.6
    vmware workstation 6.0.1
    vmware workstation 6.0.2
    vmware workstation 6.0.3
    vmware ace 1.0.2
    vmware ace 1.0.4
    vmware ace 1.0.5
    vmware server 1.0.1
    vmware server 1.0.2
    vmware server 1.0.4
    vmware server 1.0.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.8
    vmware server 1.0.7
    vmware ace 1.0.7
    vmware server 1.0.6
    vmware workstation 5.5.7
    vmware workstation 6.0.4
    vmware workstation 6.0.5
    vmware ace 2.0.5
    vmware workstation 6.5
    vmware server 2.0
    vmware workstation 6.5.1
    vmware ace 2.5.1
    vmware esxi 3.5
    vmware esx 3.5
    vmware esx 3.0.3
    vmware esx 3.0.2