{"id":"CVE-2012-3569","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-3569","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:05:27.466Z","title":"Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OVF file.","description":"Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OVF file.","published":"2012-11-14T12:30:59.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:43:30.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-134"],"affected":["vmware/ovf tool","vmware/workstation","vmware/player"],"epss":{"score":0.47719,"percentile":0.98853,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2013-02-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":24461,"kind":"exploit","title":"VMware OVF Tools - Format String (Metasploit) (2)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24461","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/24461.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/24461.rb","published":"2013-02-12","added":"2013-02-12","updated":"2016-11-18","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-3569","OSVDB-87117"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html"},{"edbId":24460,"kind":"exploit","title":"VMware OVF Tools - Format String (Metasploit) (1)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24460","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/24460.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/24460.rb","published":"2013-02-06","added":"2013-02-06","updated":"2016-11-18","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-3569","OSVDB-87117"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://osvdb.org/87117","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/51240","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/87117","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/51240","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3569","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}