CVE-2015-6933

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-6933
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-09 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.0 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.0 1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.0 2 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.1 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.1 1 All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 5.5 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esxi 6.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 7.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 7.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 7.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Player 7.0 All All All
Application Vmware Player 7.1 All All All
Application Vmware Player 7.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 11.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 11.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 11.1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware ESXi VMware Tools Shared Folders Lets Local Users on a Windows-Based Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Guest System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMware Workstation, Player, and Fusion VMware Tools Shared Folders Lets Local Users on a Windows-Based Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Guest System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMSA-2016-0001 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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