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

EPSS: 0.141 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (URL Repurposed, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)