CVE-2015-1043

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-01-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Host Guest File System (HGFS) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.5 and 7.x before 7.0.1 allows guest OS users to cause a guest OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

VMware Fusion: 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 7.0
VMware Player: 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4
VMware Workstation: 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/62551
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72337
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031644
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100934
http://secunia.com/advisories/62551
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72337
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031644
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100934

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