CVE-2009-1244
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-1244 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-04-13 16:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Ace | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Esx | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Esx | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Esx | 3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Esxi | 3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 1.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Server | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 3.2.1 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 4.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 4.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 5.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 6.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 6.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 6.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 6.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 6.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | 6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMSA-2009-0006 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware Flaw in Virtual Machine Display Function Lets Local Users on a Guest Operating System Gain Elevated Privileges | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| osvdb.org/53634 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| VMware Multiple Hosted Products Display Function Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| [Security-announce] VMSA-2009-0006 VMware Hosted products and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve a critical security vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.