Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.9
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:3.23%
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Attack Surface
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vmware | esx | 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 |
| vmware | esxi | 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
3.234%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2012-03-08T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2012-05-04T16:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2012-05-03 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-06T19:01:02 |
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