CVE-2012-1515 | BDVDB-2026-49734 Detail
Description#
VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 do not properly implement port-based I/O operations, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by overwriting memory locations in a read-only memory block associated with the Virtual DOS Machine.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.