CVE-2012-1516

VMware Security Advisory 2012-0009

Severity Score

9.9

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*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.

VMware Workstation, Player, ESXi and ESX patches address critical security issues.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-03-08 CVE Reserved
2012-05-03 CVE Published
2012-05-06 First Exploit
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (6)

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
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/112479	2012-05-06

URL	Date	SRC

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
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
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "3.5"		update1		Affected
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
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "3.5"		update3		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				4.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "3.5"		-		Affected
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
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
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
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0"		2		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0"		3		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0"		4		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				4.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.1"		-		Affected