CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.8
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2008-10-06
Last Modified Date: 2018-11-02