CVE-2008-4915

medium VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 78% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: November 10, 2008 (6394 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

The CPU hardware emulation in VMware Workstation 6.0.5 and earlier and 5.5.8 and earlier; Player 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and 1.0.x through 1.0.8; ACE 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and earlier, and 1.0.x through 1.0.7; Server 1.0.x through 1.0.7; ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5; and ESXi 3.5, when running 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems, does not properly handle the Trap flag, which allows authenticated guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

vmware acevmware esxvmware esxivmware playervmware servervmware workstation

References

🔗 lists.vmware.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 security.gentoo.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com