CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects VMware, VMWare, ESXi. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2012-3288
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
3.84%
VMware VMWare ESXi
Original NVD Description
VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.6 and 8.x before 8.0.4, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.6 and 4.x before 4.0.4, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.3, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) on the host OS via a crafted Checkpoint file.