CVE-2013-1405 describes a critical authentication vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server, VirtualCenter, vSphere Client, VI-Client, ESXi, and ESX across several versions. The flaw stems from improper implementation of the management authentication protocol, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service via memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical nature, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:4.1:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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