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.
References
Link | Resource |
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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 |
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
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History
21 Nov 2024, 01:37
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373 - VDB Entry | |
References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810 - Tool Signature |
Information
Published : 2012-05-04 16:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:37
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