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CVE-2013-1659

HIGH · CVSS 7.6EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.6 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2013-1688)
Published
February 22, 2013
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1688 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • vmware / esxi
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  • vmware / vcenter server
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  • vmware / vcenter server appliance
  • vmware / vcenter server appliance

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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