CVE-2012-1516

The VMX process in VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1 and ESX 3.5 through 4.1 does not properly handle RPC commands, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS via vectors involving data pointers.

CVSS v3 9.9 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

9.9^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373	VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810	Tool Signature

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-05-04 16:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2012-1516

Mitre link : CVE-2012-1516

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-1516

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

esxi
esx

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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