Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-2449 (CCN-75376)

Assigned:2012-05-03
Published:2012-05-03
Updated:2017-12-14
Summary: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.
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:9.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
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: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-2449

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
81694

Source: CCN
Type: SA49019
VMware ESX Server / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA49032
VMware Workstation / Player / Fusion Two Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
49032

Source: CCN
Type: SA50093
VMware Workstation / Player Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 81694
VMware Multiple Product Virtual Floppy Device Out-of-bounds Write Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
53369

Source: CCN
Type: BID-53369
VMware Multiple Products Multiple Memory Corruption Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1027019

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2012-0009
VMware Workstation, Player, ESXi and ESX patches address critical security issues

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2012-0009.2
VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX patches address critical security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-esxserver-floppy-priv-esc(75376)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-esxserver-floppy-priv-esc(75376)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16863

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 4:
  • cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 5:
  • cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16863
    V
    		VMware Workstation, Player patches address security issues
    2013-07-29
    BACK
    vmware workstation 8.0
    vmware workstation 8.0.1
    vmware workstation 8.0.2
    vmware player 4.0
    vmware player 4.0.1
    vmware player 4.0.2
    vmware fusion 4.0
    vmware fusion 4.0.1
    vmware fusion 4.0.2
    vmware fusion 4.1
    vmware fusion 4.1.1
    vmware fusion 4.1.2
    vmware esxi 3.5
    vmware esxi 3.5 1
    vmware esxi 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.0 1
    vmware esxi 4.0 2
    vmware esxi 4.0 3
    vmware esxi 4.0 4
    vmware esxi 4.1
    vmware esxi 4.1 1
    vmware esxi 4.1 2
    vmware esxi 5.0
    vmware esx 3.5
    vmware esx 3.5 update1
    vmware esx 3.5 update2
    vmware esx 3.5 update3
    vmware esx 4.0
    vmware esx 4.1
    vmware workstation 4.0
    vmware esx server 3.5
    vmware esxi 3.5
    vmware esx server 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.0
    vmware workstation 7.0
    vmware player 3.0
    vmware esxi 4.1