Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1509 (CCN-74096)

Assigned:2012-03-15
Published:2012-03-15
Updated:2017-09-19
Summary:Buffer overflow in the XPDM display driver in VMware View before 4.6.1 allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20120316 VMSA-2012-0004 VMware View privilege escalation and cross-site scripting

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-1509

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
80116

Source: CCN
Type: SA48379
VMware View Cross-Site Scripting and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
48379

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80116
VMware View XPDM Display Driver Unspecified Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
52524

Source: CCN
Type: BID-52524
VMware View Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1026814

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0004.html

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2012-0005
VMware vCenter Server, Orchestrator, Update Manager, vShield, vSphere Client, ESXi and ESX address several security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-view-xpdm-priv-esc(74096)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-view-xpdm-priv-esc(74096)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17151

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.6.0)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:view:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:view:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20278
    V
    		VMware vCenter Server, Orchestrator, Update Manager, vShield, vSphere Client, Workstation, Player, ESXi and ESX address several security issues
    2014-01-20
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17151
    V
    		VMware Tools Display Driver Privilege Escalation
    2013-07-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20121509000
    V
    		CVE-2012-1509 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2012-03-16
    BACK
    vmware view *
    vmware view 4.6.0
    vmware view 4.0.0