7.6

CVE-2013-1659: vmware esxi

CVSS: 7.6v2.0HighModified
Published 22-02-2013Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1659 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in vmware esxi. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.6/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-02-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b, 5.0 before Update 2, and 5.1 before 5.1.0b; VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.1; and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by modifying the client-server data stream.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.82% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Vmware3 products
  • esxiEOL3.5 | 3.5:1 | 4.0 | 4.0:1 | 4.0:2 | 4.0:3 | 4.0:4 | 4.1 | 4.1:1 | 4.1:2 | 5.0 | 5.0:1 | 5.0:2 | 5.1
  • vcenter_serverEOL4.0 | 4.0:update_1 | 4.0:update_2 | 4.0:update_3 | 4.0:update_4 | 4.0:update_4a | 5.0 | 5.0:update_1
  • vcenter_server_appliance5.1 | 5.1.0a

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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