Unscored severity · published Oct 21, 2013
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
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CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
4.0; 4.1; 5.0 · source: NVD
ES
Esx · Vmware
4.0; 4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5970
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5970
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/98719
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63216
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029206
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135
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