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TI-2012-02166 Aliases CVE-2012-2448GHSA-c8hc-72c4-3qcv

VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0 and ESX 3.5 through 4.1 allow remote attackers to execute…

Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03466 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5 update1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5 update2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5 update3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 update1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 update2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 update3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2448
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8hc-72c4-3qcv

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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