CVE-2013-5970

hostd-vmdb in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0 and ESX 4.0 through 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hostd-vmdb service outage) by modifying management traffic.

CVSS v2.0 7.1 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.html	Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/98719
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029206
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63216
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2013-10-21 03:54

Updated : 2017-08-28 18:33

NVD link : CVE-2013-5970

Mitre link : CVE-2013-5970

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

Products Affected

vmware

esx
esxi

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