HIGH
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
Published Oct 21, 2013
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.55%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.55% 0.01548
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01548
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01548) | 74.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01548) | 71.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 72.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.68% (0.05678) | 93.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 5.68% (0.05678) | 92.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.66% (0.10663) | 94.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/98719 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63216 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029206 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/98719 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63216 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029206 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 21, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 1, 2013
Link CVE-2013-5970
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a