CVE-2012-2449

critical VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
2.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 16% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: May 4, 2012 (5123 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

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 floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

vmware workstationvmware playervmware fusionvmware esxivmware esx

References

🔗 osvdb.org 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.vmware.com