CVE-2005-4773
The configuration of VMware ESX Server 2.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, and 2.5.x allows local users to cause a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4773- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4773- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4766 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4766- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r35p-8r7c-fmpg No score
The configuration of VMware ESX Server 2.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, and 2.5.x allows local users to cause a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r35p-8r7c-fmpg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4773 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Vmware Esx, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.