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CVE-2008-4915 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32612 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32624 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml CVEThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46415 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4915
NVD Published Date:
Nov 10, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-4915 Details - Not Deferred