CVE-2012-1515
Estado: ModificadaAlta (8.3)—
VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 do not properly implement port-based I/O operations, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by overwriting memory locations in a read-only memory block associated with the Virtual DOS Machine.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 8.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.81%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 56
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110
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