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Vulnerability details: VCID-9enb-qxzr-zka6
Vulnerability ID VCID-9enb-qxzr-zka6
Aliases CVE-2008-4917
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VMware Player, Server, and Workstation, allowing remote and local attackers to conduct several attacks, including privilege escalation, remote execution of arbitrary code, and a Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.5
Risk 3.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
System Score Found at
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
cvssv2 7.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4917
Reference id Reference type URL
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006980
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006986
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4917
http://secunia.com/advisories/32965
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021300
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021301
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6246
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498863/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498886/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32597
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-4917 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4917
GLSA-201209-25 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-25
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4917
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.22152
EPSS Score 0.00073
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:36.540299+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-25 38.0.0