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CVE-2012-1516 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 9.9 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink 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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1516
NVD Published Date:
05/04/2012
NVD Last Modified:
09/27/2019