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CVE-2015-6933 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604 CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603 [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604 [email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-284Improper Access Control[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware player
7.0
7.1
7.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation
11.0
11.1
11.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware esxi
5.0
5.0 1
5.0 2
5.1
5.1 1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware fusion
7.0
7.1
7.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-6933
NVD Published Date:
Jan 9, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-6933 Details - Not Deferred