CVE-2009-1146

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.

Published: 2009-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1146 is rated Low Risk (29.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1146

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.36% +0.28%
2 2025-05-05 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1146

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1146

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1146

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace <= 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player <= 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation <= 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.2.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 4.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1146

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