CVE-2005-4773 Information

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.

Reference

http://www.osvdb.org/21584 http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=dsxkBWh&p_lva=&p_faqid=1817*