Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 2, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2267
CVE-2009-2267
Description
VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138, VMware Fusion 2.x before 2.0.6 build 196839, VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0, and VMware ESX 2.5.5, 3.0.3, 3.5, and 4.0, when Virtual-8086 mode is used, do not properly set the exception code upon a page fault (aka #PF) exception, which allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by specifying a crafted value for the cs register.
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Affected products
37cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- 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:fusion:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=6.5 <6.5.3 build 185404
Patches
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References
11- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36841nvdExploit
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000069.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/37172nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3062nvdVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507523/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507539/100/0/threadednvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8473nvd
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