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.
CVE-2009-1244 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from vmware, from vmware, from vmware and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
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.
2009-04-13T16:30:00.297
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.1
10.0
| 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 |
| Application | vmware | esx | 3.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | esx | 3.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | esx | 3.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | esxi | 3.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | ≤ 2.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | 1.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | 1.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | 1.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | fusion | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | ≤ 2.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 1.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 2.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 2.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 2.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | player | 2.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 1.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | server | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | ≤ 6.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 1.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 1.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 3.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 3.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 4.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 4.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 4.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.6 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.7 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 5.5.8 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 6.0 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 6.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 6.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 6.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 6.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 6.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | vmware | workstation | 6.5 | Yes |
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