CVE-2009-2267
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.
Published:Nov 2, 2009
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Nov 2, 2009
EPSS Score:0.02551
CVSS Score:6.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Ace
Vmware
Ace
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Esx
Vmware
Esx
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Esxi
Vmware
Esxi
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Fusion
Vmware
Fusion
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Player
Vmware
Player
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Server
Vmware
Server
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Workstation
Vmware
Workstation
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
