VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x through 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly configure the virtual floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.
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Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 01:39
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () http://osvdb.org/81694 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/49032 - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 - | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027019 - | |
| References | () http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html - | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75376 - | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16863 - |
Information
Published : 2012-05-04 16:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:39
NVD link : CVE-2012-2449
Mitre link : CVE-2012-2449
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2449
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Products Affected
vmware
- player
- esxi
- esx
- fusion
- workstation
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer