CVE-2012-3569

highpriority · attend · 64EPSS 0.477 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

4 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

47.7% (99th) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

15 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-25

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-134USprimary

exploits (4)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-24460VMware OVF Tools - Format String (Metasploit) (1)functional · exploit_db
EDB-24461VMware OVF Tools - Format String (Metasploit) (2)functional · exploit_db
exploit/windows/browser/ovftool_format_stringVMWare OVF Tools Format String Vulnerabilityfunctional · metasploit
exploit/windows/fileformat/ovf_format_stringVMWare OVF Tools Format String Vulnerabilityfunctional · metasploit

affected products (15)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
vmware ovf tool= 2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:ovf_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player= 4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player= 4.0.0.18997nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player= 4.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player= 4.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player= 4.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player= 4.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation= 8.0.0.18997nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation= 8.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation= 8.0.1.27038nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation= 8.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation= 8.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation= 8.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2012-11-14modified 2026-06-16

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references (15)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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