CVE-2012-1517

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 78%
VendorProductVersion
vmwareesx
4.1
vmwareesxi
4.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://osvdb.org/81692
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75374
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17231
http://osvdb.org/81692
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75374
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17231