Authentication Protocol Vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server, VirtualCenter, vSphere Client, VI-Client, ESXi, and ESX

Authentication Protocol Vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server, VirtualCenter, vSphere Client, VI-Client, ESXi, and ESX

CVE-2013-1405 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VI-Client 2.5, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the management authentication protocol, which allow remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

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