VMware ESXi and ESX NFC NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	64995
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2014-1207
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 16 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 08 2014 01:18AM
Credit:	Alex Chapman of Context Information Security
Vulnerable:	VMWare ESXi 5.0 VMWare ESXi 4.1 VMWare ESXi 4.0 VMWare ESX 4.1 VMWare ESX 4.0 Avaya Aura System Manager 6.2 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2.1 Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2 Avaya Aura Presence Services 6.1.1 Avaya Aura Presence Services 6.1
Not Vulnerable:

VMware ESXi and ESX NFC NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

VMware ESXi and ESX are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability caused by NULL-pointer dereference error.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause a denial-of-service condition.

VMware ESXi and ESX NFC NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service 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].

VMware ESXi and ESX NFC NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

VMware ESXi and ESX NFC NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• VMware Homepage (VMware)