jvndb - jvndb-2013-000123

jvndb-2013-000123

Vulnerability from jvndb

Published

2013-12-24 15:02

Modified

2013-12-25 14:01

Severity ?

() - -

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2013-12-23 15:00

Modified

2024-08-06 17:29

Severity ?

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.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938	vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://osvdb.org/101387	vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
	http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_JVN
	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_JVNDB
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529	vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

▼

n/a

Version: n/a

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