Vulnerability CVE-2012-1515

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1515 (CCN-74480)

Assigned:

2012-03-29

Published:

2012-03-29

Updated:

2018-10-12

Summary:

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.

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:

8.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network 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-264

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-1515

Source: CCN
Type: Packetstorm Security Website
VMware High-Bandwidth Backdoor ROM Overwrite Privilege Elevation

Source: CCN
Type: SA48669
VMware ESX Server / ESXi I/O Handling ROM Overwrite Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SA49454
Microsoft Windows Kernel Two Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-042
Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2711167)

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
52820

Source: CCN
Type: BID-52820
Microsoft Windows and VMware ESXi/ESX CVE-2012-1515 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1026875

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA12-164A

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2012-0006
VMware ESXi and ESX address several security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS12-042

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-esxserver-io-privilege-escalation(74480)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-esxserver-io-privilege-escalation(74480)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15209

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17110

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2:

cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:x64:*:professional:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20625	V	VMware ESXi and ESX address several security issues	2014-01-20
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17110	V	VMware ROM Overwrite Privilege Escalation	2013-07-29
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15209	V	BIOS ROM Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2012-1515)	2012-07-30

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