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CVE-2012-5703: vmware esx Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 20-11-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5703 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in vmware esx. EPSS estimates a 2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1
CVE-2012-2615

Timeline

  1. 20-11-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.37% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.37%

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

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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