CVE-2013-1659 describes a critical vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server and ESXi/ESX products, specifically affecting versions 4.0 through 5.1. The flaw lies in the improper implementation of the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol, enabling man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to intercept and manipulate data streams. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.6, indicating that unauthenticated attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service through memory corruption with high attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.