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CVE-2012-2449

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…

Severity
High 9.0
Published
4 May 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 84% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Memory buffer errors (CWE-119)
Attack
Over the network · Needs a login
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

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.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
VMware ESXiServers and applications · cpe:o:vmware:esxi
  • Version 5.0
  • Version 4.1-2
  • Version 4.1-1
  • Version 4.1
All 11 release lines
  • Version 3.5
  • Version 3.5-1
  • Version 4.0
  • Version 4.0-1
  • Version 4.0-2
  • Version 4.0-3
  • Version 4.0-4
  • Version 4.1
  • Version 4.1-1
  • Version 4.1-2
  • Version 5.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2449
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2449