Vulnerability in Vmware Esx

CVE-2005-4773

The configuration of VMware ESX Server 2.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, and 2.5.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via the (1) halt, (2) poweroff, and (3) reboot scripts executed at the service console.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Vmware Esx — versions 1.5.2, 2.0, 2.0.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

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