CVE-2012-5703

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Published Nov 20, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

The vSphere API in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (host daemon crash) via an invalid value in a (1) RetrieveProp or (2) RetrievePropEx SOAP request.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5586	The vSphere API in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (host daemon crash) via an invalid value in a (1) RetrieveProp or (2) RetrievePropEx SOAP request.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.374% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vmware-esx-input-validation-error
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56571
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027782
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0016.html

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware Esx Esxi

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 20, 2012, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:14 PM
Reserved: Oct 31, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 20, 2012, 5:52 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

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