CVE-2008-4914 describes an unspecified vulnerability in VMware ESXi 3.5 and ESX 3.5 that allows a local administrator to trigger a denial of service, specifically a host crash. This occurs when a malformed VMDK delta disk is used during a snapshot operation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity, with an attack vector requiring local access and medium attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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