7.5

CVE-2012-2448: vmware esx

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 04-05-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-2448 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in vmware esx. EPSS estimates a 3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.47%
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. 04-05-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0 and ESX 3.5 through 4.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via NFS traffic.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.47% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.47%

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 | 3.5:update1 | 3.5:update2 | 3.5:update3 | 4.0 | 4.1
  • esxiEOL3.5 | 3.5:1 | 4.0 | 4.0:1 | 4.0:2 | 4.0:3 | 4.0:4 | 4.1 | 4.1:1 | 4.1:2 | 5.0

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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