CVE-2009-1146 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in VMware virtualization products via an unspecified ioctl vulnerability in the hcmon.sys driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1146?
CVE-2009-1146 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 6 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1146?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Vmware Ace, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1146?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1146 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-1146 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1146 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcc9-w59f-794q.