CVE-2012-1509 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the XPDM display driver of VMware View versions prior to 4.6.1, allowing a guest OS user to escalate privileges within the guest operating system. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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