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CVE-2012-3569
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…
High9.3EPSS 47.7%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 47.7% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- vmware-ovf-format-string(79922) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 87117 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 51240 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .