CVE-2005-4459: vmware ace

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-4459 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in vmware ace. EPSS estimates a 14.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 21-12-2005
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.