CVE-2012-2450

N/A Unknown
Published: May 04, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/81695
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/81695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.5%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

vmware