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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.48% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- vmware/workstation · vmware/player · vmware/fusion · vmware/esxi · vmware/esx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/81694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49032
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027019
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75376
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16863
- http://osvdb.org/81694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49032
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027019
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75376
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16863
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.