CVE-2009-1542 Privilege escalation in n/a
Guest OS users can execute arbitrary kernel-mode code and gain privileges within the guest OS via a crafted application due to improper instruction decoding.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1542?
CVE-2009-1542 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1542?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Virtual Pc, Microsoft Virtual Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1542?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-1542 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1542 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7v53-rx9j-jjwf.