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CVE-2009-1805

4.0 · MEDIUM

Unspecified vulnerability in the VMware Descheduled Time Accounting driver 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…

Published Jun 1, 2009vmwareEPSS 0.33%

Overview

CVE-2009-1805 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware ace. It was published on June 1, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in the VMware Descheduled Time Accounting driver 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 2.x before 2.0.2 build 147997, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.2, 3.0.3, and 3.5, when the Descheduled Time Accounting Service is not running, allows guest OS users on Windows to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update ace to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
vmwareace0Affected
vmwarefusion0Affected
vmwareplayer0Affected
vmwareserver0Affected
vmwareworkstation0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/35269Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/35141Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1022300Refwww.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.htmlRefwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1452Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6130Refsecunia.com/advisories/35269Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/35141

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1805?

CVE-2009-1805 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware ace. It was published on June 1, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-1805?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-1805?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update ace to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-1805?

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