vCenter Server Appliance CVE-2013-3079 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:59507

Info

vCenter Server Appliance CVE-2013-3079 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 59507
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2013-3079
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 25 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 25 2013 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: VMWare vCenter Server Appliance 5.1
Not Vulnerable: VMWare vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 1

Discussion

vCenter Server Appliance CVE-2013-3079 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

vCenter Server Appliance is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.

vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 is vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

vCenter Server Appliance CVE-2013-3079 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

vCenter Server Appliance CVE-2013-3079 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

vCenter Server Appliance CVE-2013-3079 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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