CVE-2008-4279 | BDVDB-2026-32701 Detail
Description#
The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488 and 5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000; Player 2.0.x before 2.0.5 build 109488 and 1.x before 1.0.8; Server 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108231; and ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5 allows authenticated guest OS users to gain additional guest OS privileges by triggering an exception that causes the virtual CPU to perform an indirect jump to a non-canonical address.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32157
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.