CVE-2009-3281

high

Description

The vmx86 kernel extension in VMware Fusion before 2.0.6 build 196839 does not use correct file permissions, which allows host OS users to gain privileges on the host OS via unspecified vectors.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2811

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0013.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1022981

http://secunia.com/advisories/36928

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000066.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-10-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H