What is the severity of CVE-2012-1517?

CVE-2012-1517 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1517?

To fix CVE-2012-1517, users should apply the latest patches or updates provided by VMware for ESXi and ESX 4.1.

What systems are affected by CVE-2012-1517?

CVE-2012-1517 specifically affects VMware ESXi 4.1 and VMware ESX 4.1.

What are the consequences of exploiting CVE-2012-1517?

Exploiting CVE-2012-1517 may lead to memory overwrite, crashes of the VMX process, or potentially arbitrary code execution on the host OS.

Who is primarily at risk from CVE-2012-1517?

Organizations using affected versions of VMware ESXi and ESX are primarily at risk from CVE-2012-1517.

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CVE-2012-1517

critical

CWE

119

4/5/2012

13/12/2017

CVE-2012-1517: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri May 04 2012(Updated: )

The VMX process in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 does not properly handle RPC commands, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS via vectors involving function pointers.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
VMware ESX	=4.1
VMware ESXi	=4.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1517?
CVE-2012-1517 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1517?
To fix CVE-2012-1517, users should apply the latest patches or updates provided by VMware for ESXi and ESX 4.1.
What systems are affected by CVE-2012-1517?
CVE-2012-1517 specifically affects VMware ESXi 4.1 and VMware ESX 4.1.
What are the consequences of exploiting CVE-2012-1517?
Exploiting CVE-2012-1517 may lead to memory overwrite, crashes of the VMX process, or potentially arbitrary code execution on the host OS.
Who is primarily at risk from CVE-2012-1517?
Organizations using affected versions of VMware ESXi and ESX are primarily at risk from CVE-2012-1517.

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