CVE-2009-1542

Published Jul 15, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 8.0% KEV · Not listed
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."

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:20 AM
Reserved
May 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 15, 2009, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:07 PM