ESXi 5.0 < Build 1197855 NFC Traffic Denial of Service (remote check)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70878

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Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi 5.0 host is affected by denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote VMware ESXi 5.0 host is affected by an unspecified error related to handling Network File Copy (NFC) traffic that could allow denial of service attacks.

Solution

Apply patch ESXi500-201308101-SG.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70878

File Name: vmware_esxi_5_0_build_1197855_remote.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/13/2013

Updated: 9/24/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1661

BID: 62077

VMSA: 2013-0011

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