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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-5973
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1...
Vulnerability Description
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/101387
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 23rd, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.