CVE-2012-6326

high

Published 2013-02-22 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

7.8

VIR risk

7.8

Description

VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 3 and 5.0 before Update 2, and vCSA 5.0 before Update 2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via vectors that trigger large log entries.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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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-2012-0018.html

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
vmware	vcenter_server	`4.1`
vmware	vcenter_server	`5.0`
vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	`5.0`

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0018.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0018.html

CWEs

CWE-119

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