CVE-2012-3569

critical
Published 2012-11-14 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OVF file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
vmware vmwareovf_tool2.1
vmware vmwareworkstation8.0
vmware vmwareworkstation8.0.0.18997
vmware vmwareworkstation8.0.1
vmware vmwareworkstation8.0.1.27038
vmware vmwareworkstation8.0.2
vmware vmwareworkstation8.0.3
vmware vmwareworkstation8.0.4
vmware vmwareplayer4.0
vmware vmwareplayer4.0.0.18997
vmware vmwareplayer4.0.1
vmware vmwareplayer4.0.2
vmware vmwareplayer4.0.3
vmware vmwareplayer4.0.4

References

CWEs

CWE-134

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.