Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-5973
CVE-2013-5973
Description
VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.5 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow local users to read or modify arbitrary files by leveraging the Virtual Machine Power User or Resource Pool Administrator role for a vCenter Server Add Existing Disk action with a (1) -flat, (2) -rdm, or (3) -rdmp filename.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.0 - 5.5
Patches
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References
8- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.htmlnvd
- jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/101387nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938nvd
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