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CVE-2013-1659

🗓️ 22 Feb 2013 20:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 67 Views

VMware vCenter Server and ESXi versions prior to 5.1.0b are vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack via NFC protocol, leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service

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Detection
Refs
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
Cvelist		CVE-2013-1659
22 Feb 201320:00
–cvelist
EUVD		EUVD-2013-1688
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
NVD		CVE-2013-1659
22 Feb 201320:55
–nvd
OpenVAS		VMSA-2013-0003 VMware vCenter Server, ESXi and ESX address an NFC Protocol memory corruption and third party library security issues.
27 Feb 201300:00
–openvas
OpenVAS		VMSA-2013-0003 VMware vCenter Server, ESXi and ESX address an NFC Protocol memory corruption and third party library security issues. (remote check)
3 Dec 201300:00
–openvas
OpenVAS		VMware Security Updates for vCenter Server (VMSA-2013-0003)
9 Jan 201400:00
–openvas
OpenVAS		VMware ESXi/ESX address an NFC Protocol memory corruption and third party library security issues (VMSA-2013-0003)
27 Feb 201300:00
–openvas
OpenVAS		VMware ESXi and ESX address an NFC Protocol memory corruption and third party library security issues (VMSA-2013-0003) - Remote Version Check
3 Dec 201300:00
–openvas
OpenVAS		VMware Security Updates for vCenter Server (VMSA-2013-0003)
9 Jan 201400:00
–openvas
Prion		Memory corruption
22 Feb 201320:55
–prion
Rows per page
NVD
Node
vmwarevcenter_serverMatch4.0
OR
vmwarevcenter_serverMatch4.0update_1
OR
vmwarevcenter_serverMatch4.0update_2
OR
vmwarevcenter_serverMatch4.0update_3
OR
vmwarevcenter_serverMatch4.0update_4
OR
vmwarevcenter_serverMatch4.0update_4a
Node
vmwarevcenter_server_applianceMatch5.1
OR
vmwarevcenter_server_applianceMatch5.1.0a
Node
vmwarevcenter_serverMatch5.0
OR
vmwarevcenter_serverMatch5.0update_1
Node
vmwareesxiMatch3.5
OR
vmwareesxiMatch3.51
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.0
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.01
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.02
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.03
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.04
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.1
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.11
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.12
OR
vmwareesxiMatch5.0
OR
vmwareesxiMatch5.01
OR
vmwareesxiMatch5.02
OR
vmwareesxiMatch5.1
Node
vmwareesxiMatch3.5
OR
vmwareesxiMatch3.51
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.0
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.01
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.02
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.03
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.04
OR
vmwareesxiMatch4.1

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29 Apr 2026 01:13Current
7.5High risk
Vulners AI Score7.5
CVSS 27.6
EPSS0.0088
vmwarevcenter serveresxinfc protocolman-in-the-middlecode executiondenial of servicecve-2013-1659
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