CVE-2011-1785 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in VMware ESXi and ESX via socket exhaustion using unspecified network traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1785?
CVE-2011-1785 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Esx, published on 3 May 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1785?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Esx, Vmware Esxi.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1785?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-1785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esx
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4248-p64f-3j9w.