Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4279
CVE-2008-4279
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.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.5,<5.5.8
- (no CPE)range: <6.0.5 build 109488, <5.5.8 build 108000
Patches
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References
12- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32157nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32179nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32180nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929nvdThird Party Advisory
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