fkie_cve-2008-4279
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-10-06 19:54
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
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"versionEndExcluding": "6.0.5", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0", "vulnerable": true }, { "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "C75330AD-47BB-408C-A407-3685891A98BF", "versionEndIncluding": "3.5", "versionStartIncluding": "2.5.4", "vulnerable": true } ], "negate": false, "operator": "OR" } ] } ], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "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." }, { "lang": "es", "value": "La emulaci\u00f3n de hardware de CPU para sistemas operativos invitados de 64 bits en VMware Workstation versi\u00f3n 6.0.x anterior a 6.0.5 build 109488 y versi\u00f3n 5.x anterior a 5.5.8 build 108000; Player versi\u00f3n 2.0.x anterior a 2.0.5 build 109488 y versi\u00f3n 1.x anterior a 1.0.8; Server versi\u00f3n 1.x anterior a 1.0.7 build 108231; y ESX versi\u00f3n 2.5.4 anterior a 3.5, permite a los usuarios del sistema operativo invitado autenticado conseguir privilegios adicionales del sistema operativo invitado mediante la activaci\u00f3n de una excepci\u00f3n que hace que la CPU virtual realice un salto indirecto a una direcci\u00f3n no can\u00f3nica." } ], "id": "CVE-2008-4279", "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490", "metrics": { "cvssMetricV2": [ { "acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": { "accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "SINGLE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 6.8, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0" }, 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"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569" }, { "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": [ "Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry" ], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991" }, { "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": [ "Patch", "Vendor Advisory" ], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html" }, { "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": [ "Third Party Advisory" ], "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740" }, { "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": [ "Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry" ], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668" }, { "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": [ "Third Party Advisory" ], "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929" } ], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "CWE-264" } ], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary" } ] }
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