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.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/18162 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18344 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401 Permissions Required
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 Patch Broken Link
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 Patch Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 URL Repurposed
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/18162 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18344 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401 Permissions Required
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 Patch Broken Link
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 Patch Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 URL Repurposed
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:2.0.1_build_2129:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:2.5.1_build_5336:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:3.0_build_7592:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:gsx_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.2.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:4.5.2_build_8848:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.0.0_build_13124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Jul 2026, 22:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282 - () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282 - Third Party Advisory
References () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289 - () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289 - Third Party Advisory
References () http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401 - () http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401 - Permissions Required
References () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml - () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded - Broken Link
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded - Broken Link
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 - Patch () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 - Patch, Broken Link
References () http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 - Patch () http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 - Patch, Broken Link
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 - Vendor Advisory () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 - URL Repurposed

21 Nov 2024, 00:04

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html - Exploit () http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html - Exploit
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/18162 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/18162 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/18344 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/18344 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282 - () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282 -
References () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289 - () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289 -
References () http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401 - () http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401 -
References () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml - () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml -
References () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689 - US Government Resource () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689 - US Government Resource
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 - Patch () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998 - Patch
References () http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 - Patch () http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 - Patch
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 - Vendor Advisory () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3013 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2005-12-21 20:03

Updated : 2026-07-07 22:01


NVD link : CVE-2005-4459

Mitre link : CVE-2005-4459

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-4459


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Products Affected

vmware

  • player
  • gsx_server
  • workstation
  • ace
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer