CVE-2005-4459

Public Exploit

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 63.37% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18344 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18162 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 patch vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401 vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html exploit mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4459?
CVE-2005-4459 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4459?
To fix CVE-2005-4459, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4459 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-4459 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~63% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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