cve-2012-1516
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-05-04 16:00
Modified
2024-08-06 19:01
Severity ?
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810Tool Signature
Impacted products
n/an/a
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T19:01:02.720Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16810",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "signature",
              "x_refsource_OVAL",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "1027018",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_SECTRACK",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018"
          },
          {
            "name": "vmware-esxserver-rpc-priv-esc(75373)",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_XF",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373"
          },
          {
            "name": "53369",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2012-05-03T00:00:00",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-12-12T18:57:01",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16810",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "signature",
            "x_refsource_OVAL"
          ],
          "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "1027018",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_SECTRACK"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018"
        },
        {
          "name": "vmware-esxserver-rpc-priv-esc(75373)",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_XF"
          ],
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373"
        },
        {
          "name": "53369",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2012-1516",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "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."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16810",
              "refsource": "OVAL",
              "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "1027018",
              "refsource": "SECTRACK",
              "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018"
            },
            {
              "name": "vmware-esxserver-rpc-priv-esc(75373)",
              "refsource": "XF",
              "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373"
            },
            {
              "name": "53369",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2012-1516",
    "datePublished": "2012-05-04T16:00:00",
    "dateReserved": "2012-03-08T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T19:01:02.720Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2012-1516\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2012-05-04T16:55:01.420\",\"lastModified\":\"2019-09-27T18:13:22.970\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Analyzed\",\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"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.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"El proceso de VMX en VMware ESXi v3.5 hasta v4.1 y ESX v3.5 hasta v4.1 no controla correctamente los comandos de RPC, lo que permite a los usuarios invitados de sistemas operativos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (sobrescritura de memoria y ca\u00edda del proceso) o posiblemente ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario en el sistema operativo anfitri\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de vectores relacionados con punteros a funciones.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"CHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"baseScore\":9.9,\"baseSeverity\":\"CRITICAL\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.1,\"impactScore\":6.0}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C\",\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"SINGLE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"baseScore\":9.0},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.0,\"impactScore\":10.0,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-119\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"BFF29100-E124-4416-95CF-18B4246D43F2\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"37A5D726-3D38-44D5-B509-1B8B003903A0\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"A4DA3B20-A743-4F37-A095-65161FFBEB73\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"FF7C3C65-BE63-407E-9CFD-E571025C3E79\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"BC337BB7-9A45-4406-A783-851F279130EE\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"0B6BA46F-4E8C-4B2A-AE92-81B9F1B4D56C\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"FAE88D8C-9CC3-46D1-9F26-290BC679F47E\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"58ED8AB4-0FDF-4752-B44E-56F58593CE41\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"13771B15-CD71-472A-BE56-718B87D5825D\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"0A4E41C0-31FA-47AA-A9BF-B9A6C1D44801\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"AF016EE7-083A-4D62-A6D4-2807EB47B6DB\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"8F11844A-3C6C-4AA5-87DC-979AFF62867A\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"AC463653-A599-45CF-8EA9-8854D5C59963\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"4BDE707D-A1F4-4829-843E-F6633BB84D6D\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Tool Signature\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.