CVE-2008-4915
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.
Published:Nov 10, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Nov 10, 2008
EPSS Score:0.00073
CVSS Score:6.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Ace
Vmware
Ace
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Esx
Vmware
Esx
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Esxi
Vmware
Esxi
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Player
Vmware
Player
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Server
Vmware
Server
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Workstation
Vmware
Workstation
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
