Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20601
Revision Date:2014-01-20Version:6
Title:VMware Workstation, Player, ESXi and ESX patches address critical security issues
Description:The VMX process in VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1 and ESX 3.5 through 4.1 does not properly handle RPC commands, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS via vectors involving data pointers.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2012-1516
Platform(s):VMWare ESX Server 3.5
VMWare ESX Server 4.0
VMWare ESX Server 4.1
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Patch ESX410-201110201-SG is not installed
  • VMware ESX Server 4.1 is installed
  • AND Patch ESX410-201110201-SG is not installed
  • OR Patch ESX400-201105201-UG is not installed
  • VMware ESX Server 4.0 is installed
  • AND Patch ESX400-201105201-UG is not installed
  • OR Patch ESX350-201205401-SG is not installed
  • VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 is installed
  • AND Patch ESX350-201205401-SG is not installed
    • BACK