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CVE-2009-0908

Unspecified vulnerability in the ACE shared folders implementation in the VMware Host Guest File System (HGFS) shared folders feature in VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier allows attackers to enable a disabled shared folder.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-0908 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from vmware organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-04-06T15:30:04.360

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	ace	≤ 2.5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.0	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.2	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.3	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.4	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.5	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.6	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	1.0.7	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.0	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.0.2	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.0.3	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.0.4	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.0.5	Yes
Application	vmware	ace	2.5.0	Yes

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021975 ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6399 ([email protected])
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021975 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6399 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For vmware's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.