CVE-2012-1508: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Fri Mar 16 2012(Updated: )
The XPDM display driver in VMware ESXi 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1; and VMware View before 4.6.1 allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| VMware ESX | =4.0 | |
| VMware ESX | =4.1 | |
| VMware View | <=4.6.0 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.0 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.1 | |
| VMware ESXi | =5.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0071.html
- http://osvdb.org/80115
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48378
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48379
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52524
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026818
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0004.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17183
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/author
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- agent/type
- agent/weakness
- vendor/vmware
- canonical/vmware esx
- version/vmware esx/4.0
- version/vmware esx/4.1
- canonical/vmware view
- version/vmware view/4.6.0
- canonical/vmware esxi
- version/vmware esxi/4.0
- version/vmware esxi/4.1
- version/vmware esxi/5.0