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JVNDB-2013-000123

Vulnerability from jvndb - Published: 2013-12-24 06:02 - Updated:2013-12-25 05:01

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN) - -

Summary

VMware ESX and ESXi may allow access to arbitrary files

Details

VMware ESX and ESXi contain a vulnerability in the handling of Virtual Machine file descriptors, which may allow access to arbitrary ESX and ESXi files. Shanon Olsson reported this vulnerability to JPCERT/CC. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

References

Type

URL

	JVN	https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html
	CVE	http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-5973
	NVD	http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-5973
	No Mapping(CWE-noinfo)	https://www.ipa.go.jp/en/security/vulnerabilities/cwe.html

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

	VMware	VMware ESX
	VMware	VMware ESXi

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CVE-2013-5973 (GCVE-0-2013-5973)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-12-23 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:29

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

8 references

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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100…	mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://osvdb.org/101387	vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-0…	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Date Public

2013-12-22 00:00

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