CVE-2008-4279 — Vmware Player vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Vmware PlayerVmware ServerVmware Workstation+1 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 6
Latest updateMay 2

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.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.1 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDvmware/player1.0 — 1.0.8+1
▶NVDvmware/server1.0 — 1.0.8
▶NVDvmware/workstation5.5 — 5.5.8+1
▶NVDvmware/esx2.5.4 — 3.5

Patches

Patch: www.vmware.com ↗Patch: www.vmware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x89w-2wmp-4877: The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2008-4279: The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6↗2008-10-06
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CVE-2008-4279 — Vmware Player vulnerability | cvebase