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CVE-2013-5970

Published: Oct 21, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

hostd-vmdb in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0 and ESX 4.0 through 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hostd-vmdb service outage) by modifying management traffic.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
esxvmware
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
esxivmware
On-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63216
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029206
securitytracker.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 21, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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