{"cve":"CVE-2005-4459","nvd":{"published":"2005-12-21T20:03:00.000","modified":"2026-07-07T22:01:29.190","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040442.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/18162","http://secunia.com/advisories/18344","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/282","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/289"],"products":["vmware:ace","vmware:gsx_server","vmware:player","vmware:workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:40:09.211843075+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-4459","score":0.14235,"percentile":0.96592,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}