CVE-2012-1515

VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 do not properly implement port-based I/O operations, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by overwriting memory locations in a read-only memory block associated with the Virtual DOS Machine.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875 -
References () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html - US Government Resource () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html - US Government Resource
References () http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html - Vendor Advisory () http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html - Vendor Advisory
References () https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042 - () https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110 -

Information

Published : 2012-04-02 10:46

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2012-1515

Mitre link : CVE-2012-1515

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-1515


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Products Affected

vmware

  • esxi
  • esx
CWE
CWE-264

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