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.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2012-05-04 09:55

Updated : 2019-09-27 11:13


NVD link : CVE-2012-1516

Mitre link : CVE-2012-1516


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CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Products Affected

vmware

  • esx
  • esxi