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CVE-2005-4459

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10.0
EPSS
0.14123
Risk score
44.94
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2005-12-21
Modified
2024-08-07
First seen
2026-08-05
Aliases
EUVD-2005-4454, GHSA-PQX2-MG4C-9G67
Products
n/a:n/a n/a, vmware:ace, vmware:gsx_server, vmware:player, vmware:workstation
Sources
nvd CVE-2005-4459
euvd EUVD-2005-4454

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.

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