CVE-2012-1517
published 2012-05-04CVE-2012-1517: 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…
critical9CVSS 3.1
AVNACLAuSCCICAC
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | esx | — | — |
| vmware | esxi | — | — |
| vmware | esxi | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_fusion | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_tools | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | — | — |