Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-3288 (CCN-76288)

Assigned:2012-06-14
Published:2012-06-14
Updated:2017-09-19
Summary:VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.6 and 8.x before 8.0.4, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.6 and 4.x before 4.0.4, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) on the host OS via a crafted Checkpoint file.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
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:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-3288

Source: CCN
Type: SA49430
VMware Multiple Products Checkpoint File Parsing Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 82979
VMware Multiple Product Checkpoint File Handling Memory Corruption

Source: CCN
Type: BID-53996
VMware Hosted Products Memory Corruption and Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2012-0011
VMware hosted products and ESXi and ESX patches address security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0011.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-checkpoint-code-exec(76288)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17178

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.1.4.16648:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 4:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 5:
  • 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 6:
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR 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 CCN 1:
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20635
    V
    		VMware hosted products and ESXi and ESX patches address security issues
    2014-01-20
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17178
    V
    		VMware Workstation, Player patches address security issues
    2013-07-29
    BACK
    vmware workstation 7.0
    vmware workstation 7.0.1
    vmware workstation 7.1
    vmware workstation 7.1.1
    vmware workstation 7.1.2
    vmware workstation 7.1.3
    vmware workstation 7.1.4
    vmware workstation 7.1.4.16648
    vmware workstation 7.1.5
    vmware workstation 8.0
    vmware workstation 8.0.1
    vmware workstation 8.0.2
    vmware workstation 8.0.3
    vmware player 3.0
    vmware player 3.0.1
    vmware player 3.1
    vmware player 3.1.1
    vmware player 3.1.2
    vmware player 3.1.3
    vmware player 3.1.4
    vmware player 3.1.5
    vmware player 4.0
    vmware player 4.0.1
    vmware player 4.0.2
    vmware player 4.0.3
    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 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 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 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
    vmware esxi 5.0