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CVE-2008-4915 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32168 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021154 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052 Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46415 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6309 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4915
NVD Published Date:
11/10/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/02/2018
Source:
MITRE