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Vulnerability details: VCID-r2aq-6u1w-dubh
Vulnerability ID VCID-r2aq-6u1w-dubh
Aliases CVE-2009-0909
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VMware Player, Server, and Workstation, allowing remote and local attackers to conduct several attacks, including privilege escalation, remote execution of arbitrary code, and a Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.4
Risk 4.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.03944 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
epss 0.03944 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
epss 0.03944 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
epss 0.03944 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
epss 0.03944 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
epss 0.03944 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
epss 0.03944 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
epss 0.03944 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
cvssv2 9.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0909
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-0909
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6251
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021974
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2009-0909 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0909
GLSA-201209-25 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-25
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0909
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.88292
EPSS Score 0.03944
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:36.593592+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-25 38.0.0