CVE-2012-1517

The VMX process in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 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 function pointers.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://osvdb.org/81692 - () http://osvdb.org/81692 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018 -
References () http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html - Vendor Advisory () http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html - Vendor Advisory
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75374 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75374 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17231 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17231 -

Information

Published : 2012-05-04 16:55

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2012-1517

Mitre link : CVE-2012-1517

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-1517


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Products Affected

vmware

  • esxi
  • esx
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer