8.3

CVE-2012-1515: vmware esx

CVSS: 8.3v2.0HighModified
Published 02-04-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1515 is a high (CVSS 8.3) vulnerability in vmware esx. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-04-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.81% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware2 products
  • esx3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1
  • esxi3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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