CVE-2012-1515
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.81 % · percentile 57 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
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
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 8.3 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2012-1533
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2012-1515
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2012-AVI-326 — Vulnérabilités dans le noyau Windows · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2012-AVI-184 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |