CVE-2009-1542

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Virtual Pc
Virtual Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 July 2009

Summary

The Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) in Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1, 2007, and 2007 SP1, and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1, does not enforce CPU privilege-level requirements for all machine instructions, which allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary kernel-mode code and gain privileges within the guest OS via a crafted application, aka "Virtual PC and Virtual Server Privileged Instruction Decoding Vulnerability."

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1890
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35808
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securit...
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EPSS Score

1% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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