VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-5973
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2)…
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- vmware/esx · vmware/esxi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html
- http://osvdb.org/101387
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html
- http://osvdb.org/101387
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.