CVE-2012-3569

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 47.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OVF file.

Affected products

VMware Ovf Tool: 2.1
VMware Player: 4.0, 4.0.0.18997, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4
VMware Workstation: 8.0, 8.0.0.18997, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.27038, 8.0.2, 8.0.3 (+1)

References

http://osvdb.org/87117
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51240
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922
http://osvdb.org/87117
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51240
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922

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