Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-2450
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly register SCSI devices, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (invalid write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2012-2450
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2012-2450
Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-2450
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
443
IPs affected by CVE-2012-2450 37
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2450
0.32%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 67 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-2450
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.0
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10.0
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NIST |
References for CVE-2012-2450
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
VMSA-2012-0009.2Vendor Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75377
VMware ESX Server and ESXi SCSI privilege escalation CVE-2012-2450 Vulnerability Report
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027019
VMware ESX/ESXi Virtual Floppy Configuration and SCSI Device Registration Flaws Let Local Guest Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
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http://osvdb.org/81695
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16852
Repository / Oval Repository
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
VMware Multiple Products Multiple Memory Corruption Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
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http://secunia.com/advisories/49032
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