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CVE-2012-1515

VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 do not properly implement port-based I/O operations, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by overwriting memory locations in a read-only memory block associated with the Virtual DOS Machine.

Published

2012-04-02T10:46:44.373

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 8.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System vmware esxi 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.1 Yes
References