VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 1.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.55% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- vmware/esx · vmware/esxi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/98719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63216
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029206
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135
- http://osvdb.org/98719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63216
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029206
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.