Unspecified vulnerability in VMware Workstation 5.5.8 and earlier, and 6.0.5 and earlier…
Priority LOW 32CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00462 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 – 3.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 – 1.0.8; 2.0 – 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 – 1.0.9 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 – 5.5.8; 6.0 – 6.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 – 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 – 1.0.8; 2.0 – 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 – 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 – 5.5.8; 6.0 – 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4917
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46c6-67jv-855j
References
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- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-4917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-46c6-67jv-855j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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