CVE-2012-1516 | BDVDB-2026-50106 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-05-04Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.