CVE-2005-4459
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)…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 14.24% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- vmware/ace · vmware/gsx server · vmware/player · vmware/workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 14.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18162Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18344Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401Permissions Required
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threadedBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threadedBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998Patch, Broken Link
- http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000Patch, Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013URL Repurposed
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18162Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18344Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401Permissions Required
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threadedBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threadedBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998Patch, Broken Link
- http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000Patch, Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013URL Repurposed
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.