Description
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."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 9.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35808
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022544
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1890
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-033
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6166
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35808
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022544
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1890
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-033
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6166
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 15, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified