Buffer overflow in VMware Ace
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) EPRT and (2) PORT FTP commands.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.142 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.141 · newest: 0.142 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- VMware Ace — versions 1.0, 1.0.1
- VMware Gsx Server — versions 2.0, 2.0.1_build_2129, 2.5.1
- VMware Player — versions 1.0.0
- VMware Workstation — versions 3.2.1, 3.4, 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/18344 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/282 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 (URL Repurposed, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18162 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php (Patch, Broken Link)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 (Patch, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- securitytracker.com/id (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)