VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x through 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly configure the virtual floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS
Published May 4, 2012
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.48%
Description
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x through 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly configure the virtual floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.2
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02485) | 84.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02514) | 82.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02408) | 83.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.05% (0.07047) | 85.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02408) | 83.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 65.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 63.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 61.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 61.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 83.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 81.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 63.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/81694 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49032 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027019 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75376 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16863 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/81694 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49032 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027019 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75376 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16863 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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