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.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.59%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49834	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34471	vdb entry patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022031	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/53634	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6065	vdb entry signature
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0006.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944	vdb entry
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000055.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502615/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1244?: CVE-2009-1244 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1244?: To fix CVE-2009-1244, 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-2009-1244 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1244 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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