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TI-2012-03093 Aliases CVE-2012-3569GHSA-8wg2-73cr-jv3q

Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware…

Priority HIGH 70CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.47719 98th 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 · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ovf_tool:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.18997VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1.27038VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ovf_tool:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.18997 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.27038 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0.18997VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.18997 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3569
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wg2-73cr-jv3q

References

Patch 1

Other 3

Sources

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