VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1785
VMware ESXi 4.0 and 4.1 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket exhaustion) via unspecified network traffic.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VMware ESXi 4.0 and 4.1 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket exhaustion) via unspecified network traffic.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.41% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- vmware/esx · vmware/esxi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1035108
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html
- http://osvdb.org/72118
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8240
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025452
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47627
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67195
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13242
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1035108
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html
- http://osvdb.org/72118
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8240
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025452
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47627
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67195
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13242
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.