Unspecified vulnerability in an ioctl in hcmon.sys in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 and…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in an ioctl in hcmon.sys 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 1.0.x before 1.0.9 build 156507 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3761.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00355 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 77
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 67 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.5.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.2.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 patch1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.6 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.7 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.8 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.2.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 patch1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1146
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcc9-w59f-794q
References
Patch 2
More VMware Ace vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03731 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03556 Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-04202 Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00058 Integer overflow in the ISC dhcpd 3.0.x before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1; and the DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2009-1146 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1146 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xcc9-w59f-794q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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