CVE-2009-1146

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in an ioctl in hcmon.sys in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier, and VMware Server 1.0.x before 1.0.9 build 156507 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3761.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html	patch mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6310	signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944	vdb entry
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html	patch vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021977	vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1146?: CVE-2009-1146 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1146?: To fix CVE-2009-1146, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1146 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1146 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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