CVE-2012-2449

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.3, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.3, VMware Fusion 4.x through 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly configure the virtual floppy device, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write operation and VMX process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging administrative privileges on the guest OS.

Published: 2012-05-04 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2449 is rated Moderate Risk (64.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.04%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2449

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-26 2.41% 2.04% -0.37%
2 2025-03-30 7.05% 2.41% -4.64%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.05% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2449

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2449

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2449

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 8.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2449

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