CVE-2012-1516
critical
CVSS v3
9.9
CVSS v2
9.0
VIR risk
9.9
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
98%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.