CVE-2013-5973

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VMware Security Advisory 2013-0016

Posted Dec 23, 2013

Authored by VMware | Site vmware.com

VMware Security Advisory 2013-0016 - VMware ESXi and ESX contain a vulnerability in the handling of certain Virtual Machine file descriptors. This issue may allow an unprivileged vCenter Server user with the privilege “Add Existing Disk" to obtain read and write access to arbitrary files on ESXi or ESX. On ESX, an unprivileged local user may obtain read and write access to arbitrary files. Modifying certain files may allow for code execution after a host reboot.

tags | advisory, arbitrary, local, code execution

advisories | CVE-2013-5973

SHA-256 | d8e6ce5b00c5f9df58de586628a8bf7d43eab978ac46b1da4ee4ede79b23472d

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