{
    "id": "CVE-2012-1516",
    "published": "2012-05-04 16:55:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:39:39",
    "cvss_score": "9.9",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "The VMX process in VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1 and ESX 3.5 through 4.1 does not properly handle RPC commands, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS via vectors involving data pointers.",
    "epss_score": "0.03198",
    "epss_percentile": "0.87771",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-10 18:17:09",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.9), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "esx"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "esxi"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53369",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027018",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0009.html",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75373",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16810"
    ]
}