Is CVE-2013-5970 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-5970 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5970?

CVE-2013-5970 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-5970

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

hostd-vmdb in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0 and ESX 4.0 through 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hostd-vmdb service outage) by modifying management traffic.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.1 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 1.5% (75th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-5800)
Published: October 21, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5800 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / esx
vmware / esx
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi

References

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

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