# CVE-2013-1661: VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, does not properly implement the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol, which allows man-in-the-

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-09-04 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.1, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, does not properly implement the Network File Copy (NFC) protocol, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and application crash) by modifying the client-server data stream.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0011.html

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