Unspecified vulnerability in a guest virtual device driver in VMware Workstation before 5.5.9 build 126128, and 6.5.1 and earlier 6.x versions; VMware Player before 1.0.9 build 126128, and 2.5.1 and earlier 2.x versions; VMware ACE before 1.0.8 build 125922, and 2.5.1 and earlier 2.x versions; VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.8 build 126538 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745; VMware Fusion before 2.0.1; VMware ESXi 3.5; and VMware ESX 3.0.2, 3.0.3, and 3.5 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via unknown vectors.
CVE-2008-4916 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from emc, from vmware, from vmware and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2009-04-06T15:30:01.530
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
3.1
6.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | emc | vmware_player | * | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 2.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 2.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 2.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_ace | 2.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_esx | 3.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_esx | 3.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_esx | 3.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_esxi | 3.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.01 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 1.05 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 2.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_player | 2.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 1.05 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_server | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 4.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.6 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.8 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.0.45731 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.03 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.5.1 | Yes |
SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For emc's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.