Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-5703 (CCN-80093)

Assigned:2012-11-15
Published:2012-11-15
Updated:2013-03-12
Summary:The vSphere API in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (host daemon crash) via an invalid value in a (1) RetrieveProp or (2) RetrievePropEx SOAP request.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-5703

Source: CCN
Type: SA51263
VMware ESXi vSphere API Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SA51317
VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vmware-esx-input-validation-error

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 87539
VMware ESXi vSphere API Multiple Method Request Parsing Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
56571

Source: CCN
Type: BID-56571
VMware ESXi and ESX vSphere API Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1027782

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2012-0016
VMware security updates for vSphere API and ESX Service Console

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0016.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-esx-vsphere-dos(80093)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:esx_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20486
    V
    VMware security updates for vSphere API and ESX Service Console
    2014-01-20
    BACK
    vmware esx 4.1
    vmware esxi 4.1
    vmware esx server 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.1