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CVE-2012-2449

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x through 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly configure the virtual floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.

Published

2012-05-04T16:55:01.543

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware workstation 8.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.2 Yes
Application vmware player 4.0 Yes
Application vmware player 4.0.1 Yes
Application vmware player 4.0.2 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.0 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.0.1 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.0.2 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.1 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.1.1 Yes
Application vmware fusion 4.1.2 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.1 Yes
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