VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-4773
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.