CVE-2008-4279
The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4279- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4279- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4262 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4262- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x89w-2wmp-4877 No score
The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x89w-2wmp-4877- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4279 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Vmware Esx, published October 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/32157
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
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vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668
securityfocus.com/bid/31569
securitytracker.com/id?1020991
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4279
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x89w-2wmp-4877