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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4916 is rated Low Risk (21.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.06% | 0.04% | -0.02% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.10% | 0.06% | -1.04% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.10% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
3.1 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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high | CVE-2008-4916: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4916 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| emc | vmware_player | — | cpe:2.3:a:emc:vmware_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 1.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 2.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 2.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 2.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 2.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_ace | 2.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_esx | 3.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_esx | 3.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_esx | 3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_esxi | 3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.01 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 1.05 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_player | 2.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 1.05 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_server | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 4.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 5.5.8 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.0.45731 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.0.45731:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.4:build_93057:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.03 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 6.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |