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CVE-2012-3569 Details

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.

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)
http://osvdb.org/87117 CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/51240 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922 CVE
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware ovf tool
2.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ovf_tool:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation
8.0
8.0.0.18997
8.0.1
8.0.1.27038
8.0.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware player
4.0
4.0.0.18997
4.0.1
4.0.2
4.0.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3569
NVD Published Date:
Nov 14, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-3569 Details - Not Deferred