Description
VMware Workstation before 5.5.4, when running a 64-bit Windows guest on a 64-bit host, allows local users to "corrupt the virtual machine's register context" by debugging a local program and stepping into a "syscall instruction."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://osvdb.org/35509
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25079
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23732
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018011
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33993
- http://osvdb.org/35509
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25079
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467936/30/6690/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469011/30/6510/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23732
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018011
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html#554Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1592
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33993
Timeline
- Published
- May 2, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified