CVE-2008-4914

VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 - Denial of Service via Malformed VMDK Delta Disk Snapshot

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in VMware ESXi 3.5 before ESXe350-200901401-I-SG and ESX 3.5 before ESX350-200901401-SG allows local administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a snapshot with a malformed VMDK delta disk.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33549
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33776
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021654
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5909

Scores

EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.5%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
vmware/esx 3.5
vmware/esxi 3.5
Published Feb 03, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026