The VMX process in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 does not properly handle RPC commands, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS via vectors involving function pointers.
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Information
Published : 2012-05-04 16:55
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16
NVD link : CVE-2012-1517
Mitre link : CVE-2012-1517
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-1517
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Products Affected
vmware
- esx
- esxi
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer