CVE-2012-2449 Memory corruption in n/a
Guest OS administrators can trigger an out-of-bounds write in the virtual floppy device, causing host denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2449?
CVE-2012-2449 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Esx, published on 4 May 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x through 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly configure the virtual floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2449?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Vmware Esx, Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2449 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-2012-2449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esx
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h58-q44m-q85g.