CVE-2009-2267
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 2, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 1, 2009
Description
VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138, VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 196839, VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0, and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0, when Virtual-8086 mode is used, do not properly set the exception code upon a page fault (aka #PF) exception, which allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by specifying a crafted value for the cs register.
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
- GLSA-201209-25vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-3062vdb-entry
- [security-announce] 20091027 VMSA-2009-0015 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issuesmailing-list
- 1023082vdb-entry
- 36841vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8473vdb-entrysignature
- 20091027 VMSA-2009-0015 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issuesmailing-list
- 20091027 Invalid #PF Exception Code in VMware can result in Guest Privilege Escalationmailing-list
- 1023083vdb-entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.html
- 37172third-party-advisory
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