CVE-2009-2267
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…
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- GLSA-201209-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3062 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20091027 VMSA-2009-0015 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1023082 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 36841 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8473 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20091027 VMSA-2009-0015 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20091027 Invalid #PF Exception Code in VMware can result in Guest Privilege Escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1023083 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37172 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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