Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20618
Revision Date:2014-01-20Version:4
Title:VMware Workstation, Player, ESXi and ESX patches address critical security issues
Description:VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly register SCSI devices, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (invalid write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2012-2450
Platform(s):VMWare ESX Server 3.5
VMWare ESX Server 4.0
VMWare ESX Server 4.1
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Patch ESX410-201205401-SG is not installed
  • VMware ESX Server 4.1 is installed
  • AND Patch ESX410-201205401-SG is not installed
  • OR Patch ESX400-201205401-SG is not installed
  • VMware ESX Server 4.0 is installed
  • AND Patch ESX400-201205401-SG 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