CVE-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 overwrite and process crash) or possibly execute....
HighCVSS 9.0
EPSS 2.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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 products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware ESX | = 4.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware esxi | = 4.1 | No fix listed |
References
- 81692 vdb-entry
- 53369 vdb-entry
- 1027018 vdb-entry
- www.vmware.com vendor-advisory
- vmware-rpc-commands-priv-esc(75374) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17231 signature vdb-entry