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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-1533 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:01:02.772Z
Reserved: 2012-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-1515
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-04-02T10:46:44.373
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-1515
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD