Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 14, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-3288
CVE-2012-3288
Description
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.
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Affected products
53cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.x <4.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.x <3.1.6, 4.x <4.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.4.16648:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.x <7.1.6, 8.x <8.0.4
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=3.5, <=4.1
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=3.5, <=5.0
Patches
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References
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