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CVE-2012-1515 Details

Description

VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 do not properly implement port-based I/O operations, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by overwriting memory locations in a read-only memory block associated with the Virtual DOS Machine.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware esxi
3.5
4.0
4.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware esx
3.5
4.0
4.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1515
NVD Published Date:
Apr 2, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]