CVE-2008-4279

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

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.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 33% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2008-10-06
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:esx
vmware:player
vmware:server
vmware:workstation

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32157
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180

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