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CVE-2009-2267

Published: Nov 2, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
6.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
aceSaaS
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
esxOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
esxiOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
fusionOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
playerOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
server
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
workstationOn-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000069.html
lists.vmware.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37172
secunia.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
security.gentoo.org
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