# CVE-2008-4914: Unspecified vulnerability in VMware ESXi 3.5 before ESXe350-200901401-I-SG and ESX 3.5 before ESX350-200901401-SG allows local administrator

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-02-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33549
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33776
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021654
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5909

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