CVE-2012-2449

Published May 4, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2435 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:34 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 4, 2012, 4:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 PM