CVE-2008-4279

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.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32157	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded	VDB Entry Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx::::::::

Information

Published : 2008-10-06 12:54

Updated : 2018-11-02 06:06

NVD link : CVE-2008-4279

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4279

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

vmware

esx
workstation
player
server

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