CVE-2005-4773

VMware ESX 2.x-2.5.x - Local Denial of Service via Service Console Scripts

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The configuration of VMware ESX Server 2.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, and 2.5.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via the (1) halt, (2) poweroff, and (3) reboot scripts executed at the service console.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/21584

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.7%

Details

Status published
Products (7)
vmware/esx 1.5.2 patch1 (3 CPE variants)
vmware/esx 2.0
vmware/esx 2.0.1
vmware/esx 2.1.1
vmware/esx 2.1.2
vmware/esx 2.5
vmware/esx < 2.5.2
Published Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026