CVE-2012-1509

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Published Mar 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the XPDM display driver in VMware View before 4.6.1 allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1527	Buffer overflow in the XPDM display driver in VMware View before 4.6.1 allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.421% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0071.html
http://osvdb.org/80116
http://secunia.com/advisories/48379
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52524
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026814
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0004.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74096
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17151

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware View

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 16, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:01 PM
Reserved: Mar 8, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 16, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

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