CVE-2013-1661 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting VMware ESXi (versions 4.0-5.1) and ESX (versions 4.0-4.1). It stems from improper implementation of the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol, allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to crash the application by manipulating the client-server data stream. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability is of medium complexity and requires network access, but does not involve authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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