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TI-2013-01458 Aliases CVE-2013-1659GHSA-6232-r5r4-983j

VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b, 5.0 before Update 2, and 5.1 before 5.1.0b…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01816 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 update_1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 update_2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 update_3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 update_4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_4a:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 update_4aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 update_1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:update_4a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_4a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server_appliance:5.1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1659
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6232-r5r4-983j

References

Other 1

  • TI-2020-03488 Use after free in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-16135 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-16136 Out-of-bounds write in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2010-03709 The rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS)… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-24615 Authentication bypass in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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