CVE-2009-1244

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.

Published: 2009-04-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1244 is rated Moderate Risk (50.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1244

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 2026-06-03 0.59% 0.54% -0.05%
2 2025-05-05 0.71% 0.59% -0.12%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.71% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1244

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.1 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1244

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1244

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2009-1244: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-25), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/vmware-player, app-emulation/vmware-server, app-emulation/vmware-workstation); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-1244
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1244 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vmware-player), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 5, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1244

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1244

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 esx 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion <= 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1244

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