CVE-2012-1515
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Esxi
PublishedApr 2, 2012
First seenApr 2, 2012
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware esxi | 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 | — |
| vmware esx | 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 | — |
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