Citrix NetScaler SDX 9.3/10.0 Virtual Machine Deamon Service VM denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Citrix NetScaler SDX 9.3/10.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Virtual Machine Deamon. This manipulation causes denial of service (Service VM). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-6938. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Citrix NetScaler SDX 9.3/10.0 (Network Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Virtual Machine Deamon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Service VM). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Service VM in Citrix NetScaler SDX 9.3 before 9.3-64.4 and 10.0 before 10.0-77.5 and Application Delivery Controller (ADC) 9.3.x before 9.3-64.4, 10.0 before 10.0-77.5, and 10.1 before 10.1-118.7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, related to the "Virtual Machine Daemon."

The weakness was released 03/05/2014 as CTX140113 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-6938 since 12/04/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73205 (Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115182 (Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 9.3-64.4 or 10.0-77.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91615), Tenable (73205), SecurityFocus (BID 66008†), Secunia (SA57280†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44368†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12512, VDB-12513, VDB-12514 and VDB-12515. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Service VM
Class: Denial of service / Service VM
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73205
Nessus Name: Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetScaler SDX 9.3-64.4/10.0-77.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: CTX140113
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12511
X-Force: 91615 - Citrix NetScaler service VM Virtual Machine Daemon denial of service, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 66008 - Citrix NetScaler CVE-2013-6938 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 57280 - Citrix NetScaler SDX Service VM Virtual Machine Daemon Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44368 - Citrix NetScaler SDX VM 9.3, 10.0 Remote DoS Vulnerability Related to Virtual Machine Daemon, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2014 11:29
Updated: 05/07/2026 05:37
Changes: 03/10/2014 11:29 (78), 05/27/2017 10:36 (1), 06/15/2021 10:03 (3), 05/07/2026 05:37 (15)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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