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VMSA-2013-0011 VMware ESX and ESXi updates to third party libraries (remote check)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
VMware has updated VMware ESXi and ESX to address a vulnerability in an unhandled exception in the NFC protocol handler.
Insight
Insight
VMware ESXi and ESX NFC Protocol Unhandled Exception VMware ESXi and ESX contain a vulnerability in the handling of the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must intercept and modify the NFC traffic between ESXi/ESX and the client. Exploitation of the issue may lead to a Denial of Service. To reduce the likelihood of exploitation, vSphere components should be deployed on an isolated management network
Affected Software
Affected Software
VMware ESXi 5.1 without patch ESXi510-201307101 VMware ESXi 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201308101 VMware ESXi 4.1 without patch ESXi410-201304401 VMware ESXi 4.0 without patch ESXi400-201305401 VMware ESX 4.1 without patch ESX410-201304401 VMware ESX 4.0 without patch ESX400-201305401
Detection Method
Detection Method
Check the build number.
Solution
Solution
Apply the missing patch(es).