CVE-2008-4279
Published: 6 October 2008
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.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
vmware-player Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| feisty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| gutsy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| intrepid |
Does not exist
|
|
| jaunty |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.0.5)
|
|
|
vmware-server Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| feisty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| gutsy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| intrepid |
Does not exist
|
|
| jaunty |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.0.7)
|