CVE-2012-1515
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
8.3
VIR risk
8.3
Description
VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 do not properly implement port-based I/O operations, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by overwriting memory locations in a read-only memory block associated with the Virtual DOS Machine.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.