CVE-2008-4915
First published: Mon Nov 10 2008(Updated: )
The CPU hardware emulation in VMware Workstation 6.0.5 and earlier and 5.5.8 and earlier; Player 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and 1.0.x through 1.0.8; ACE 2.0.x through 2.0.5 and earlier, and 1.0.x through 1.0.7; Server 1.0.x through 1.0.7; ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5; and ESXi 3.5, when running 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems, does not properly handle the Trap flag, which allows authenticated guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi | =3.5 | |
| VMware Workstation | >=5.5<=5.5.8 | |
| VMware Workstation | >=6.0<=6.0.5 | |
| VMware Player | >=1.0.0<=1.0.8 | |
| VMware Player | >=2.0<=2.0.5 | |
| VMware ACE | >=1.0<=1.0.7 | |
| VMware ACE | >=2.0<=2.0.5 | |
| VMware Server | >=1.0<=1.0.7 | |
| VMware ESX | >=2.5.4<=3.5 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32612
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32624
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32168
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021154
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46415
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6309
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/source
- vendor/vmware
- canonical/vmware ace
- version/vmware ace/1.0
- version/vmware ace/1.0.7
- version/vmware ace/2.0
- version/vmware ace/2.0.5
- canonical/vmware esx
- version/vmware esx/2.5.4
- version/vmware esx/3.5
- canonical/vmware esxi
- version/vmware esxi/3.5
- canonical/vmware player
- version/vmware player/1.0.0
- version/vmware player/1.0.8
- version/vmware player/2.0
- version/vmware player/2.0.5
- canonical/vmware server
- version/vmware server/1.0
- version/vmware server/1.0.7
- canonical/vmware workstation
- version/vmware workstation/5.5
- version/vmware workstation/5.5.8
- version/vmware workstation/6.0
- version/vmware workstation/6.0.5