CVE-2012-1515 Privilege escalation in n/a
Guest OS users can escalate privileges by overwriting read-only memory in the Virtual DOS Machine via improper port-based I/O operations.
- 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-2012-1515?
CVE-2012-1515 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esx, published on 2 Apr 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1515?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Esx, Vmware Esxi.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1515 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1515 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esx
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8758-2jw5-f6gw.