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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-10-06T18:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.960Z
Reserved: 2008-09-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-4279
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-10-06T19:54:36.513
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:51:18.170
Link: CVE-2008-4279
Redhat
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