Vulnerability CVE-2013-5973
Published: 2013-12-23

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.

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.4/10
6.4/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Vmware -> ESX 
Vmware -> ESXI 

 References:
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13154935/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000123.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530482/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64491
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029529
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0016.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89938
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