01 Record

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 2.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 84.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2012-05-04 16:00Z14 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 19:34Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2012-05-01

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e9c433ca0aabdb3cac0aa0c95a6f77baa10ef86c448debc6ceffe7cbc6b782f0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

vmwareesxNot specified—

vmwareesxiNot specified—

vmwarefusionNot specified—

vmwareplayerNot specified—

vmwareworkstationNot specified—

06 References

osvdb.org81694http://osvdb.org/81694vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:16863https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16863vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
secunia.com49032http://secunia.com/advisories/49032third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.securityfocus.com53369http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvmware-esxserver-floppy-priv-esc(75376)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75376vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
www.securitytracker.com1027019http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027019vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK