PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2008-4279Design/Logic Flaw
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.
References
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html
secunia.com/advisories/32157
secunia.com/advisories/32179
secunia.com/advisories/32180
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569
www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929
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