CVE-2012-1516

CRITICAL

VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5-4.1 - Memory Corruption via RPC Command Handling

Title source: llm

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.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Tool Signature vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018

VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369

Scores

CVSS v3 9.9

EPSS 0.0158

EPSS Percentile 81.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (6)

vmware/esx 3.5 (4 CPE variants)

vmware/esx 4.0

vmware/esx 4.1

vmware/esxi 3.5 (2 CPE variants)

vmware/esxi 4.0 (5 CPE variants)

vmware/esxi 4.1

Published May 04, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026