CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
48.9%
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.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
vmware | ace | 2.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | ace | 2.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | ace | 2.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | esx | 2.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | esx | 3.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | esx | 3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | esx | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | esxi | 3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | esxi | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
vmware | fusion | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000069.html
secunia.com/advisories/37172
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
securitytracker.com/id?1023082
securitytracker.com/id?1023083
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507523/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507539/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/36841
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3062
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8473