Auth bypass in VMware Esx
CVE-2013-1405
VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VI-Client 2.5, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the management authentication protocol, which allow remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Esx — versions 3.5, 4.0, 4.1
- VMware Esxi — versions 3.5, 4.0, 4.1
- VMware Vcenter Server — versions 4.0, 4.1
- VMware Vi-Client — versions 2.5
- VMware Virtualcenter — versions 2.5
- VMware Vsphere Client — versions 4.0, 4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0001.html (Vendor Advisory)