Unspecified vulnerability in vmci.sys in the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier, and VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors
Published Apr 6, 2009
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in vmci.sys in the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware Player 2.5.1 and earlier, VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier, and VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3_build_54075
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.1_build_55017
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
Configuration 2
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 3.2.1
- 3.4
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1_build_5289
- 4.0.2
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.2_build_8848
- 4.5.2_build_8848
- 5
- 5.0.0_build_13124
- 5.5
- 5.5.0_build_13124
- 5.5.1
- 5.5.1_build_19175
- 5.5.2
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.3_build_34685
- 5.5.3_build_42958
- 5.5.4
- 5.5.4_build_44386
- 5.5.5
- 5.5.5_build_56455
- 5.5.6
- 5.5.7
- 5.5.8
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.1_build_55017
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.5
- 6.5.1
Configuration 3
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021976 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5471 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021976 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5471 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.