VMware ESXi and ESX address an NFC Protocol Unhandled Exception
VMware recently released Security Advisorty VMSA-2013-0011 addressing an NFC protocol vulnerability affecting ESXi and EXI (CVE-2013-1661.) Details are available at https://www.vmware.com/support/support-resources/advisories/VMSA-2013-0011.html
The NFC (Near Field Communication) Protocol is used in tap-to-pay cards and sharing contacts between mobile devices. This vulnerability exposes the hypervisor to a denial-of-service.
UPDATE: NFC in this case refers to Network File Copy. Which makes a lot more sense, I was wondering how you'd tap two VMs together. Thank you sine nomine.
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TLA soup anyone?
Anonymous
Aug 30th 2013
1 decade ago
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vddk.pg.doc_50%2FvddkDataStruct.5.5.html
Anonymous
Aug 31st 2013
1 decade ago