CVE-2012-1516
VMware Backdoor Response Uninitialized Memory Potential VM Break
Severity Score
9.9
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
El proceso de VMX en VMware ESXi v3.5 hasta v4.1 y ESX v3.5 hasta v4.1 no controla correctamente los comandos de RPC, lo que permite a los usuarios invitados de sistemas operativos causar una denegación de servicio (sobrescritura de memoria y caída del proceso) o posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario en el sistema operativo anfitrión a través de vectores relacionados con punteros a funciones.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2012-03-08 CVE Reserved
- 2012-05-03 CVE Published
- 2023-05-29 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html | 2019-09-27 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" | 3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "3.5" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" | 3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "3.5" | update1 |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" | 3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "3.5" | update2 |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" | 3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "3.5" | update3 |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" | 4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.0" | - |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" | 4.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.1" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" | 3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "3.5" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" | 3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "3.5" | 1 |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" | 4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0" | - |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" | 4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0" | 1 |
Affected
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" | 4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0" | 2 |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" | 4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0" | 3 |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" | 4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0" | 4 |
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" | 4.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.1" | - |
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