CVE-2012-1517 | BDVDB-2026-50107 Detail
Description#
The VMX process in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 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 function pointers.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://osvdb.org/81692
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17231
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75374
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.