CVE-2012-3288

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.

Published: 2012-06-14 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3288 is rated High Risk (65.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.65%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3288

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 2026-02-13 2.03% 1.65% -0.37%
2 2025-03-30 2.36% 2.03% -0.33%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.36% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3288

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3288

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3288

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1.4.16648 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.4.16648:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 7.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 workstation 8.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 player 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3288

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