CVE - CVE-2009-1542

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-1542	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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."
References
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CERT:TA09-195A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html MS:MS09-033 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-033 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6166 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6166 SECTRACK:1022544 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022544 SECUNIA:35808 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/35808 VUPEN:ADV-2009-1890 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1890~~ (Obsolete source)
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20090505	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090505)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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