CVE-2008-4915
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 10, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 3, 2008
Description
The CPU hardware emulation in VMware Workstation 6.0.5 and earlier and 5.5.8 and earlier; Player 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and 1.0.x through 1.0.8; ACE 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and earlier, and 1.0.x through 1.0.7; Server 1.0.x through 1.0.7; ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5; and ESXi 3.5, when running 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems, does not properly handle the Trap flag, which allows authenticated guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6309vdb-entrysignature
- GLSA-201209-25vendor-advisory
- 32168vdb-entry
- [Security-announce] 20081106 VMSA-2008-0018 VMware Hosted products and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve two security issuesmailing-list
- 1021154vdb-entry
- 20081107 VMSA-2008-0018 VMware Hosted products and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve two security issuesmailing-list
- 32612third-party-advisory
- 32624third-party-advisory
- vmware-cpuhardware-priv-escalation(46415)vdb-entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html
- ADV-2008-3052vdb-entry
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