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CVE-2013-1659

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.

Severity
High 7.6
Published
22 Feb 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 79% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
VMware vCenter ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:vmware:vcenter_server
  • Version 5.0-update_1
  • Version 5.0
  • Version 4.0-update_4
  • Version 4.0-update_3
All 8 release lines
  • Version 4.0-update_4a
  • Version 4.0
  • Version 4.0-update_1
  • Version 4.0-update_2
  • Version 4.0-update_3
  • Version 4.0-update_4
  • Version 5.0
  • Version 5.0-update_1
VMware ESXiServers and applications · cpe:o:vmware:esxi
  • Version 5.1
  • Version 5.0-2
  • Version 5.0-1
  • Version 5.0
All 14 release lines
  • Version 3.5
  • Version 3.5-1
  • Version 4.0
  • Version 4.0-1
  • Version 4.0-2
  • Version 4.0-3
  • Version 4.0-4
  • Version 4.1
  • Version 4.1-1
  • Version 4.1-2
  • Version 5.0
  • Version 5.0-1
  • Version 5.0-2
  • Version 5.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1659
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1659