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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,…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 14.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.2% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- 18344 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 282 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- ADV-2005-3013 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 18162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200601-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 15998 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1015401 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20051221 [ACSSEC-2005-11-25-0x1] VMWare Workstation 5.5.0 <= build-18007 G SX Server Variants And Others (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- VU#856689 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20051221 [Security-Advisories (at) acs-inc (dot) com [email concealed]: [Full-disclosure] [ACSSEC-2005-11-25-0x1] VMWare Workstation 5.5.0 <= build-18007 G SX Server Variants And Others] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20051221 VMware vulnerability in NAT networking (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 289 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-4454 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-4459)Record last updated .