CVE-2012-1508

N/A Unknown

Published: March 16, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The XPDM display driver in VMware ESXi 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1; and VMware View before 4.6.1 allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0071.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/80115

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/48378

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/48379

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52524

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026814

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026818

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17183

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0071.html