Unspecified vulnerability in vmci.sys in the Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and earlier, VMware
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
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 26th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| vmware | ace | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace |
| vmware | workstation | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation |
| vmware | player | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player |
| vmware | server | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- vmware aceall versions
- vmware ace1.0
- vmware ace1.0.0
- vmware ace1.0.1
- vmware ace1.0.2
- vmware ace1.0.3
- vmware ace1.0.3_build_54075
- vmware ace1.0.4
- vmware ace1.0.5
- vmware ace1.0.6
- vmware ace1.0.7
- vmware ace2.0
- vmware ace2.0.1
- vmware ace2.0.1_build_55017
- vmware ace2.0.2
- vmware ace2.0.3
- vmware ace2.0.4
- vmware ace2.0.5
- vmware ace2.5.0
- vmware ace2.5.1
Same product
vmware: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-3892Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x 47Plan
- CVE-2007-0063Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.46Plan
- CVE-2009-3732Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka VMrc) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary45Plan
- CVE-2005-4459Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in VMWare Workstation 5.5, GSX Server 3.2, ACE 1.0.1, a44Plan
- CVE-2007-0061The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1 Build 55017, Player before 1.0.5 Build 56455 and Pla42Plan
- CVE-2007-0062Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Buil42Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1021976
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5471
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.