CVE-2008-4279
VMware CPU Hardware Emulation Vulnerability (Privilege Escalation)
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 6, 2008, 7:54 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 2, 2018, 1:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.1
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4279
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-4279.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32157 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded | VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| 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 |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html No Types Assigned http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32157 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32157 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 Third Party Advisory Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.6 Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.7 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.0.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.0.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.5.8 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.5 *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.4 up to (including) 3.5 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5929 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45668 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4279 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4279
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.24592
percentile