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CVE-2005-4773

Published: Dec 31, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4773
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
EsxVmware*2.5.2 (including)
EsxVmware1.5.2-patch1 (including)1.5.2-patch1 (including)
EsxVmware1.5.2-patch2 (including)1.5.2-patch2 (including)
EsxVmware1.5.2-patch3 (including)1.5.2-patch3 (including)
EsxVmware2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
EsxVmware2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
EsxVmware2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
EsxVmware2.1.2 (including)2.1.2 (including)
EsxVmware2.5 (including)2.5 (including)

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