80115 : VMware View XPDM Display Driver NULL Pointer Dereference Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-03-15

Description

VMware View contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a NULL pointer dereference in the XPDM display driver occurs, and will result in loss of availability for the application.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

VMware, Inc.	VMware View	4.6.0
		4.0

References

Security Tracker: 1026814 1026818
CVE ID: 2012-1508 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 48378 48379
Bugtraq ID: 52524
Related OSVDB ID: 80116 80117 80118
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0071.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0004.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html

Credit

Tarjei Mandt

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-03-19 | Disagree?

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