CVE-2012-1510 Memory corruption in n/a
Guest OS users can escalate privileges via a buffer overflow in the WDDM display driver of VMware ESXi and ESX.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1510?
CVE-2012-1510 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Esx, published on 16 Mar 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the WDDM 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 via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1510?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Esx, Vmware Esxi, Vmware View.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1510?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1510 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-1510 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1510 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esx
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcq8-47xv-vg74.