CVE-2012-3288

critical VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
1.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 18% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: June 14, 2012 (5082 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.6 and 8.x before 8.0.4, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.6 and 4.x before 4.0.4, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) on the host OS via a crafted Checkpoint file.

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

vmware workstationvmware playervmware fusionvmware esxvmware esxi

References

🔗 www.vmware.com 🔗 oval.cisecurity.org 🔗 www.vmware.com 🔗 oval.cisecurity.org