CVE-2005-4459

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-4459
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-21 20:03:00 UTC
Updated2026-07-07 22:01:29 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS: 0.141230000 probability, percentile 0.961370000 (date 2026-07-09)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Ace 1.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 2.0.1_build_2129 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 2.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 2.5.1_build_5336 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 2.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 3.0 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 3.0_build_7592 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 3.1 All All All
Application Vmware Gsx Server 3.2 All All All
Application Vmware Player 1.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 3.2.1 patch1 All All
Application Vmware Workstation 3.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 4.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 4.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 4.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 4.5.2_build_8848 r4 All All
Application Vmware Workstation 5.0.0_build_13124 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 5.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#856689 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link
VMWare Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Broken Link
Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com URL Repurposed
SecurityReason - VMWare Workstation 5.5.0 <= build-18007 G SX Server Variants And Others af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware Flaw in NAT Function Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Permissions Required
[Full-disclosure] [ACSSEC-2005-11-25-0x1] VMWare Workstation 5.5.0 <= build-18007 G SX Server Variants And Others af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Exploit
SecurityReason - VMware vulnerability in NAT networking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
VMware Knowledge Base - Answer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for vmware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - VMware NAT Networking Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Workstation: Vulnerability in NAT networking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
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