Unscored severity · published Apr 13, 2009
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…
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CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
3.5 · source: NVD
AC
Ace · Vmware
through 2.5.1; 1.0; 1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; +11 more · source: NVD
ES
Esx · Vmware
3.0.2; 3.0.3; 3.5 · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
through 2.0.3; 1.0; 1.1; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.1.3; +3 more · source: NVD
PL
Player · Vmware
through 2.5.1; 1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; +11 more · source: NVD
SE
Server · Vmware
1.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; 1.0.5; +5 more · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
through 6.5.1; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.4; 1.0.5; 1.1; +29 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1244
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1244
Patch
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000055.html
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/53634
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502615/100/0/threaded
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34471
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022031
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