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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-4459

Original release date:12/21/2005

Last revised:09/05/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:10.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#856689

Name: VU#856689

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856689

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2000

External Source: BID

Name: 15998

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15998

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2005-3013

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/3013

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 18162

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18162

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20051221 VMware vulnerability in NAT networking

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/420017/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 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]

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/419997/100/0/threaded

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200601-04

Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-04.xml

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1015401

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1015401

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 18344

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18344

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 20051221 [ACSSEC-2005-11-25-0x1] VMWare Workstation 5.5.0 <= build-18007 G SX Server Variants And Others