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CVE-2012-2448

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-05-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0 and ESX 3.5 through 4.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via NFS traffic.

Affected products

• VMware ESX: 3.5, 3.5-update1, 3.5-update2, 3.5-update3, 4.0, 4.1
• VMware ESXi: 3.5, 3.5-1, 4.0, 4.0-1, 4.0-2, 4.0-3 (+5)

References

• http://osvdb.org/81693
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53371
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75375
• http://osvdb.org/81693
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53371
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75375

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