Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1244
CVE-2009-1244
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.
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Affected products
96cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.5.1
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.3
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.5.1
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2.5.1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.x <1.0.9 build 156507, 2.x <2.0.1 build 156745
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 35 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.5.1
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.2.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=6.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000055.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34471nvdPatch
- osvdb.org/53634nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502615/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0006.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49834nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6065nvd
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