Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-1661 (CCN-86795)

Assigned:2013-08-29
Published:2013-08-29
Updated:2013-09-30
Summary:VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, does not properly implement the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and application crash) by modifying the client-server data stream.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
4.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Aug 29 2013 - 23:16:38 CDT
NEW VMSA-2013-0011 VMware ESXi and ESX address an NFC Protocol Unhandled Exception

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-1661

Source: CCN
Type: SA54614
VMware ESXi / ESX Server NFC Protocol Handler Denial of Service Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 96761
VMware ESX / ESXi Network File Copy (NFC) Traffic Handling DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-62077
VMware ESXi and ESX NFC Protocol Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0011.html

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2013-0011
VMware ESXi and ESX address an NFC Protocol Unhandled Exception - See more at: http://www.vmware.com/support/support-resources/advisories/VMSA-2013-0011.html#sthash.6jz70lDd.dpuf

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-esxi-cve20131661-dos(86795)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20830
    V
    VMware ESXi and ESX address an NFC Protocol Unhandled Exception
    2014-01-20
    BACK
    vmware esx 4.0
    vmware esx 4.1
    vmware esxi 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.0 1
    vmware esxi 4.0 2
    vmware esxi 4.0 3
    vmware esxi 4.0 4
    vmware esxi 4.1
    vmware esxi 4.1 1
    vmware esxi 4.1 2
    vmware esxi 5.0
    vmware esxi 5.0 1
    vmware esxi 5.0 2
    vmware esxi 5.1
    vmware esxi 4.0
    vmware esx 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.1
    vmware esx 4.1
    vmware esxi 5.0