Unscored severity · published May 4, 2012
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)…
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CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1517
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1517
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/81692
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75374
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17231
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