CVE-2008-4915

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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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.00073

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

Sigma rules17 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

vmware ace>= 1.0 and <= 1.0.7
vmware ace>= 2.0 and <= 2.0.5
vmware esx>= 2.5.4 and <= 3.5
vmware esxiall versions
vmware player>= 1.0.0 and <= 1.0.8
vmware player>= 2.0 and <= 2.0.5
vmware server>= 1.0 and <= 1.0.7
vmware workstation>= 5.5 and <= 5.5.8
Show all 9 affected productsvmware workstation>= 6.0 and <= 6.0.5

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Sigma Hunt Rules

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI

productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI

Show all 17 top matchesproductmediumESXi Syslog Configuration Change Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM List Discovery Via ESXCLI
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - File
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Registry
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
producthighPotential Server Side Template Injection In Velocity
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse for Lateral Movement
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse
producthighSuspicious Child Process Of SQL Server
producthighSuspicious Process By Web Server Process

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Scoring & Timeline

6.9

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD10 Nov 2008 · 02:12 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.htmlVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32612Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32624Third Party Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32168Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021154Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.htmlVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46415Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6309Third Party Advisory

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