9.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-1517
VMware ESXi RPC Command Handler Vulnerability (Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution)
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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Dec. 13, 2017, 2:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1517 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1517 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1517 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75374 [No Types Assigned]
    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]

    Nov. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/81692 [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:17231 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17231 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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.

0.25 }} -0.04%

score

0.61281

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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