CVE-2009-1244: vmware ace
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-1244 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in vmware ace. EPSS estimates a 2.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 13-04-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.27% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Vmware7 products
- ace≤ 2.5.1 | 1.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.5.0
- esx3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.5
- esxi3.5
- fusion≤ 2.0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2
- player≤ 2.5.1 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.5
1 vendor · 7 products
References
10 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6065VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0006.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000055.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchVendor Advisory