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CVE-2015-6933

The VMware Tools HGFS (aka Shared Folders) implementation in VMware Workstation 11.x before 11.1.2, VMware Player 7.x before 7.1.2, VMware Fusion 7.x before 7.1.2, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0 allows Windows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS kernel memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Published

2016-01-09T02:59:00.127

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-284
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware player 7.0 Yes
Application vmware player 7.1 Yes
Application vmware player 7.1.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation 11.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation 11.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation 11.1.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 6.0 Yes
Application vmware fusion 7.0 Yes
Application vmware fusion 7.1 Yes
Application vmware fusion 7.1.1 Yes
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