CVE-2012-3569 is a format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, impacting VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted OVF file. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available through Metasploit modules and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation. Despite the availability of exploits, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, which is typical for a large percentage of CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ovf_tool:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.18997CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1.27038CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.