Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 21.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929
Products affected by CVE-2008-4279
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5_build_56455
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.6
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.7
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1_build_55017
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1_build_29996
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4_build_56528
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.6
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.7
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0_build_13124
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1_build_19175
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5_build_56455
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1_build_55017
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.0
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5