CVE-2007-2455: Medium severity Parallels Parallels Desktop vulnerability

Published May 2, 2007
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Updated

Parallels allows local users to cause a denial of service (virtual machine abort) via (1) certain INT instructions, as demonstrated by INT 0xAA; (2) an IRET instruction when an invalid address is at the top of the stack; (3) a malformed MOVNTI instruction, as demonstrated by using a register as a destination; or a write operation to (4) SEGR6 or (5) SEGR7.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Parallels Parallels Desktop

Event History

May 2, 2007
CVE Published
05:19 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2455?

CVE-2007-2455 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service in virtual machines.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-2455?

To mitigate CVE-2007-2455, users should install the latest patches and updates provided by Parallels for their software.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2007-2455?

CVE-2007-2455 affects local users of Parallels Desktop for Mac.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2007-2455?

CVE-2007-2455 is a denial of service vulnerability that can cause a virtual machine abort.

5

What actions can exploit CVE-2007-2455?

Exploiting CVE-2007-2455 can be accomplished through specific INT instruction executions, an invalid IRET instruction, or malformed MOVNTI instructions.

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