{
    "id": "CVE-2012-3569",
    "published": "2012-11-14 12:30:59",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:43:29",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-134",
    "description": "Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OVF file.",
    "epss_score": "0.47719",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98811",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "ovf_tool"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "player"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "workstation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "24461",
            "title": "VMware OVF Tools - Format String (Metasploit) (2)",
            "date": "2013-02-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24461"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "24460",
            "title": "VMware OVF Tools - Format String (Metasploit) (1)",
            "date": "2013-02-06",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24460"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/87117",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/51240",
        "http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922",
        "http://osvdb.org/87117",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120101/VMWare-OVF-Tools-Format-String.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/51240",
        "http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr13-002",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79922"
    ]
}