CVE-2008-4279

critical

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded

http://secunia.com/advisories/32180

http://secunia.com/advisories/32179

http://secunia.com/advisories/32157

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-06

Updated: 2018-11-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical