Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-5970 (CCN-88135)

Assigned:2013-10-17
Published:2013-10-17
Updated:2017-08-29
Summary: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 v3 Severity:7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
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): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.1 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/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): Complete
7.1 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/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): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-5970

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
98719

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 98719
VMware ESX / ESXi hostd-vmdb Management Traffic Interception Unspecified Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
63216

Source: CCN
Type: BID-63216
VMware ESXi and ESX vSphere 'hostd-vmdb' Service Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1029206

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2013-0012
VMware vSphere updates address multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-esxi-cve20135970-dos(88135)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-esxi-cve20135970-dos(88135)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • 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:20388
    V
    VMware vSphere updates address multiple vulnerabilities
    2014-01-20
    BACK
    vmware esx 4.0
    vmware esx 4.1
    vmware esxi 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.1
    vmware esxi 5.0
    vmware esxi 4.0
    vmware esx 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.1
    vmware esx 4.1
    vmware esxi 5.0