CVE-2008-3696

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3691, CVE-2008-3692, CVE-2008-3693, CVE-2008-3694, and CVE-2008-3695.

Published: 2008-09-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3696 is rated High Risk (72.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.56%). EPSS rose +1.91% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3696

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.66% 3.56% +1.91%
2 2025-05-05 1.24% 1.66% +0.42%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.24% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3696

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3696

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3696

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace >= 1.0, < 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace >= 2.0, < 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player >= 2.0, < 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server < 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation >= 5.5, < 5.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation >= 6.0, < 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3696

URL Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31708 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31709 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31710 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30934 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020791 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace/doc/releasenotes_ace.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 Third Party Advisory
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