CVE-2008-4279
published 2008-10-06CVE-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…
PriorityP419medium6.8CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuSCCICAC
EPSS
0.39%
31.9th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | esx | 2.5.4 – 3.5 | — |
| vmware | player | >= 1.0 < 1.0.8 | 1.0.8 |
| vmware | player | >= 2.0 < 2.0.5 | 2.0.5 |
| vmware | server | >= 1.0 < 1.0.8 | 1.0.8 |
| vmware | vmware_esxi | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | — | — |
| vmware | workstation | >= 5.5 < 5.5.8 | 5.5.8 |
| vmware | workstation | >= 6.0 < 6.0.5 | 6.0.5 |
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VMware
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vendor_vmware·2008-10-03·CVSS 6.8
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GHSA
GHSA-x89w-2wmp-4877: The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-02
CVE-2008-4279 [MEDIUM] GHSA-x89w-2wmp-4877: The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.htmlhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2http://secunia.com/advisories/32157http://secunia.com/advisories/32179http://secunia.com/advisories/32180http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.htmlhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.htmlhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2http://secunia.com/advisories/32157http://secunia.com/advisories/32179http://secunia.com/advisories/32180http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.htmlhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929
2008-10-06
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