CVE-2013-1659

High

Description

VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b, 5.0 before Update 2, and 5.1 before 5.1.0b; VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.1; and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by modifying the client-server data stream.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.6
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Vcenter Server
PublishedFeb 22, 2013
First seenFeb 22, 2013

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware vcenter_server4.0, 5.0—
vmware vcenter_server_appliance5.1, 5.1.0a—
vmware esxi3.5, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1—

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