CVE-2013-5973
First published: Mon Dec 23 2013(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| VMware ESX | =4.0 | |
| VMware ESX | =4.1 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.0 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.0-1 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.0-2 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.0-3 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.0-4 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.1 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.1-1 | |
| VMware ESXi | =4.1-2 | |
| VMware ESXi | =5.0 | |
| VMware ESXi | =5.0-1 | |
| VMware ESXi | =5.0-2 | |
| VMware ESXi | =5.1 | |
| VMware ESXi | =5.1-1 | |
| VMware ESXi | =5.5 |
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Reference Links
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html
- http://osvdb.org/101387
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/vmware
- canonical/vmware esx
- version/vmware esx/4.0
- version/vmware esx/4.1
- canonical/vmware esxi
- version/vmware esxi/4.0
- version/vmware esxi/4.0-1
- version/vmware esxi/4.0-2
- version/vmware esxi/4.0-3
- version/vmware esxi/4.0-4
- version/vmware esxi/4.1
- version/vmware esxi/4.1-1
- version/vmware esxi/4.1-2
- version/vmware esxi/5.0
- version/vmware esxi/5.0-1
- version/vmware esxi/5.0-2
- version/vmware esxi/5.1
- version/vmware esxi/5.1-1
- version/vmware esxi/5.5