9.9
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-1516
VMware ESXi/ESX RPC Command Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 4, 2012, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 27, 2019, 6:13 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1516 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware esxi
2 Vmware esx
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-1516.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373 VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810 Tool Signature

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1516 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373 VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810 Tool Signature
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16810 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} -0.06%

score

0.68114

percentile

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