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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.33% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- vmware/player · vmware/workstation · vmware/esxi · vmware/fusion
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.