HIGH
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
Published Mar 16, 2012
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00415
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00415
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 33.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 32.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0071.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://osvdb.org/80115 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48378 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48379 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52524 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026814 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026818 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0004.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17183 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0071.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://osvdb.org/80115 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48378 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48379 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52524 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026814 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026818 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0004.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17183 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 16, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 8, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1508
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a