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CVE-2012-5978

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View...

5.0 Medium

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View Security Server in VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

2.80%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View Security Server in VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2012-5978
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View Security Server in VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2012-5978
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5852 No score

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View Security Server in VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2012-5852
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-63r5-x8hm-9j4p No score

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View...

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View Security Server in VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-63r5-x8hm-9j4p
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2012-5978 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Vmware View, published December 19, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.80%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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