CVE-2009-1147

Unspecified vulnerability in vmci.sys in the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) 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 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

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-2009-1147 is rated Low Risk (37.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1147

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 2025-05-05 0.04% 0.08% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1147

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1147

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1147

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace — 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 1.0.3_build_54075 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3_build_54075:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.0.1_build_55017 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1_build_55017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 ace 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 4.0.1_build_5289 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1_build_5289:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 4.5.2_build_8848 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2_build_8848:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 4.5.2_build_8848 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2_build_8848:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.0.0_build_13124 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.0_build_13124 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.1_build_19175 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1_build_19175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:42958:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_34685 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_42958 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.4_build_44386 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.5_build_56455 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5_build_56455:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 6.0.1_build_55017 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1_build_55017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1147

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