CVE-2013-5970

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Published Oct 21, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-5800	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.548% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vmware Esx Esxi

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:29 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 21, 2013, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:29 PM
Reserved: Oct 1, 2013, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 21, 2013, 10:54 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:59 PM

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