CVE-2011-1785

Description

VMware ESXi 4.0 and 4.1 and ESX 4.0 and 4.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket exhaustion) via unspecified network traffic.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.29% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025452 vdb entry
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1035108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13242 vdb entry signature
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47627 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67195 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/72118 vdb entry
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8240 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1785?
CVE-2011-1785 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1785?
To fix CVE-2011-1785, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1785 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1785 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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