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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.3 HIGHAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.81% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- vmware/esxi · vmware/esx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.