CVE-2005-4459

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in the NAT networking components vmnat.exe and vmnet-natd in VMWare Workstation 5.5, GSX Server 3.2, ACE 1.0.1, and Player 1.0 allows remote authenticated attackers, including guests, to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) EPRT and (2) PORT FTP commands.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 10.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-12-21 CVE Reserved
2005-12-21 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401	Vdb Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/18162	2018-10-30
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998	2018-10-30
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000	2018-10-30

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/18344	2018-10-30
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml	2018-10-30
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013	2018-10-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Ace Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Ace"				1.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Ace" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				2.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				2.0.1_build_2129 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "2.0.1_build_2129"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				2.5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "2.5.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				2.5.1_build_5336 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "2.5.1_build_5336"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				2.5.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "2.5.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				3.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				3.0_build_7592 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "3.0_build_7592"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				3.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "3.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Gsx Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server"				3.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Gsx Server" and version "3.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				3.2.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "3.2.1"		patch1		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				3.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "3.4"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				4.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "4.0.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				4.5.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "4.5.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				4.5.2_build_8848 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "4.5.2_build_8848"		r4		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				5.0.0_build_13124 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "5.0.0_build_13124"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				5.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "5.5"		-		Affected