CVE-2012-1515
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 2, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 8, 2012
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- TA12-164Athird-party-advisory
- MS12-042vendor-advisory
- 52820vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17110vdb-entrysignature
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15209vdb-entrysignature
- 1026875vdb-entry
- vmware-esxserver-io-privilege-escalation(74480)vdb-entry
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