CVE-2015-1044

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

Description

vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

VMware ESXi: 5.0-1, 5.0-2, 5.1-1; 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 (and their updates)
VMware Player: 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4 (and their updates)
VMware Workstation: 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4 (and their updates)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/62551
http://secunia.com/advisories/62569
http://secunia.com/advisories/62669
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72336
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031645
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031646
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100935
http://secunia.com/advisories/62551
http://secunia.com/advisories/62569
http://secunia.com/advisories/62669
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72336

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