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CVE-2013-5970

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Published: Oct 21, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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7.1
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.9
Source: NVD

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 (5)

Products: Vmware: Esx, Esxi
Vmware
2 products
Esx
Esxi
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Esx
Version 4.0
Esx
Version 4.1
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Esxi
Version 4.0
Esxi
Version 4.1
Esxi
Version 5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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