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Critical
CVE-2012-1517
The VMX process in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1...
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 4th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.