Medium severity · published Jan 9, 2016
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…
6.3
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
5.0; 5.0; 5.0; 5.1; 5.1; 5.5; +1 more · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
7.0; 7.1; 7.1.1 · source: NVD
PL
Player · Vmware
7.0; 7.1; 7.1.1 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
11.0; 11.1; 11.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6933
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6933
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.html
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