CVE-2012-1516

high-risk
Published 2012-05-04

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.

Do I need to act?

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1.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.9/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (14)

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Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (10)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
Vendor Advisory http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373
Tool Signature https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
Vendor Advisory http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373
Tool Signature https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 33/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate