10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2005-4459
VMWare Workstation NAT Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 21, 2005, 8:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:25 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-4459 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware player
2 Vmware workstation
3 Vmware ace
4 Vmware gsx_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-4459.

URL Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/18162 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18344 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-4459 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

95.14 }} 0.00%

score

0.98839

percentile

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