Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-1147 (CCN-49701)

Assigned:2009-04-03
Published:2009-04-03
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.2 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-1147

Source: CCN
Type: Positive Technologies Security Advisory PT-2008-05
VMware Multiple Products vmci.sys Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[security-announce] 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021976
VMware Windows 'vmci.sys' Driver Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 53696
VMware Multiple Products VMCI vmci.sys Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
34373

Source: CCN
Type: BID-34373
VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2009-0005 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021976

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2009-0005
VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-0944

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-vmci-privilege-escalation(49701)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5471

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.3_build_54075:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.1_build_55017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:3.2.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1_build_5289:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2_build_8848:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2_build_8848:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1_build_19175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:42958:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5_build_56455:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1_build_55017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 4:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.3_build_54075:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.1_build_55017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:3.2.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1_build_5289:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2_build_8848:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1_build_19175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_34685:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3_build_42958:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4_build_44386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5_build_56455:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1_build_55017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2_build_8848:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:42958:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5471
    V
    		VMware Windows 'vmci.sys' Driver Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
    2009-11-09
    BACK
    vmware ace *
    vmware ace 1.0
    vmware ace 1.0.0
    vmware ace 1.0.1
    vmware ace 1.0.2
    vmware ace 1.0.3
    vmware ace 1.0.3_build_54075
    vmware ace 1.0.4
    vmware ace 1.0.5
    vmware ace 1.0.6
    vmware ace 1.0.7
    vmware ace 2.0
    vmware ace 2.0.1
    vmware ace 2.0.1_build_55017
    vmware ace 2.0.2
    vmware ace 2.0.3
    vmware ace 2.0.4
    vmware ace 2.0.5
    vmware ace 2.5.0
    vmware ace 2.5.1
    vmware workstation 1.0.1
    vmware workstation 1.0.2
    vmware workstation 1.0.4
    vmware workstation 1.0.5
    vmware workstation 1.1
    vmware workstation 1.1.1
    vmware workstation 1.1.2
    vmware workstation 2.0
    vmware workstation 2.0.1
    vmware workstation 3.2.1 patch1
    vmware workstation 3.4
    vmware workstation 4.0
    vmware workstation 4.0.1
    vmware workstation 4.0.1_build_5289
    vmware workstation 4.0.2
    vmware workstation 4.5.2
    vmware workstation 4.5.2_build_8848
    vmware workstation 4.5.2_build_8848 r4
    vmware workstation 5
    vmware workstation 5.0.0_build_13124
    vmware workstation 5.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.0_build_13124
    vmware workstation 5.5.1
    vmware workstation 5.5.1_build_19175
    vmware workstation 5.5.2
    vmware workstation 5.5.3
    vmware workstation 5.5.3 42958
    vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_34685
    vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_42958
    vmware workstation 5.5.4
    vmware workstation 5.5.4_build_44386
    vmware workstation 5.5.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.5_build_56455
    vmware workstation 5.5.6
    vmware workstation 5.5.7
    vmware workstation 5.5.8
    vmware workstation 6.0
    vmware workstation 6.0.1
    vmware workstation 6.0.1_build_55017
    vmware workstation 6.0.2
    vmware workstation 6.0.3
    vmware workstation 6.0.4
    vmware workstation 6.0.5
    vmware workstation 6.5
    vmware workstation 6.5.1
    vmware player 1.0.0
    vmware player 1.0.1
    vmware player 1.0.2
    vmware player 1.0.3
    vmware player 1.0.4
    vmware player 1.0.5
    vmware player 1.0.6
    vmware player 1.0.7
    vmware player 1.0.8
    vmware player 2.0
    vmware player 2.0.1
    vmware player 2.0.2
    vmware player 2.0.3
    vmware player 2.0.4
    vmware player 2.0.5
    vmware player 2.5
    vmware player 2.5.1
    vmware server 2.0
    vmware workstation 4.0
    vmware workstation 5.5.1
    vmware workstation 6.0
    vmware ace 2.0
    vmware ace *
    vmware ace 1.0
    vmware ace 1.0.3
    vmware ace 1.0.3_build_54075
    vmware ace 2.0.1_build_55017
    vmware workstation 2.0
    vmware workstation 2.0.1
    vmware workstation 3.2.1 patch1
    vmware workstation 3.4
    vmware workstation 4.0.1
    vmware workstation 4.0.1_build_5289
    vmware workstation 4.0.2
    vmware workstation 4.5.2
    vmware workstation 4.5.2_build_8848
    vmware workstation 5.0.0_build_13124
    vmware workstation 5.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.0_build_13124
    vmware workstation 5.5.1_build_19175
    vmware workstation 5.5.3
    vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_34685
    vmware workstation 5.5.3_build_42958
    vmware workstation 5.5.4
    vmware workstation 5.5.4_build_44386
    vmware workstation 5.5.5_build_56455
    vmware workstation 6.0.1_build_55017
    vmware ace 2.0.3
    vmware ace 2.0.1
    vmware ace 2.0.2
    vmware workstation 5.5.2
    vmware workstation 5.5.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.6
    vmware workstation 6.0.1
    vmware workstation 6.0.2
    vmware workstation 6.0.3
    vmware ace 1.0.1
    vmware ace 1.0.2
    vmware ace 1.0.4
    vmware ace 1.0.5
    vmware workstation 5.5.8
    vmware ace 1.0.7
    vmware workstation 5.5.7
    vmware workstation 6.0.4
    vmware ace 1.0.6
    vmware ace 2.0.4
    vmware workstation 6.0.5
    vmware workstation 5
    vmware ace 2.0.5
    vmware workstation 6.5
    vmware server 2.0
    vmware workstation 6.5.1
    vmware ace 2.5.1
    vmware workstation 1.1.2
    vmware workstation 1.1.1
    vmware workstation 1.1
    vmware workstation 1.0.5
    vmware workstation 1.0.4
    vmware workstation 1.0.2
    vmware workstation 1.0.1
    vmware ace 1.0.0
    vmware ace 2.5.0
    vmware workstation 4.5.2_build_8848 r4
    vmware workstation 5.5.3 42958