CVE-2008-4917
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Esxi
PublishedDec 9, 2008
First seenDec 9, 2008
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware esxi | 3.5 | — |
| vmware esx | 3.0.2 ≤ v ≤ 3.5 | — |
| vmware player | 1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.0.8, 2.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.0.5 | — |
| vmware server | 1.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.0.9 | — |
| vmware workstation | 5.5 ≤ v ≤ 5.5.8, 6.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.5 | — |
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