Vulnerability in VMware Ace
CVE-2009-1244
Unspecified vulnerability in the virtual machine display function in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier; VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.9 build 156507 and 2.x before 2.0.1 build 156745; VMware Fusion before 2.0.4 build 159196; VMware ESXi 3.5; and VMware ESX 3.0.2, 3.0.3, and 3.5 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4916.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Ace — versions 1.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1
- VMware Esx — versions 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5
- VMware Esxi — versions 3.5
- VMware Fusion — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1
- VMware Player — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
- VMware Server — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
- VMware Workstation — versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.4
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49834 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34471 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/53634 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6065 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0006.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 (vdb-entry)
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000055.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502615/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1244?
- CVE-2009-1244 is a vulnerability in VMware Ace. Published 2009-04-13.
- Is CVE-2009-1244 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.