CVE-2012-2449

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x through 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly configure the virtual floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-05-04 16:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16


NVD link : CVE-2012-2449

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2449

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2449


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Products Affected

vmware

  • fusion
  • esx
  • workstation
  • esxi
  • player
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer