CVE-2008-4915
VMware Trap Flag Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 10, 2008, 2:12 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 2, 2018, 1:43 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4915
vulnerability.
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-4915.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32612 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32624 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded | VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32168 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021154 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46415 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6309 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html No Types Assigned http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021154 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021154 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32168 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32168 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6309 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6309 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32624 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32624 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32612 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32612 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46415 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46415 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.4 up to (including) 3.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (including) 1.0.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (including) 2.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.0.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (including) 5.5.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (including) 6.0.5 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6309 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6309 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46415 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46415 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4915 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4915
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.24592
percentile