CVE-2015-6933

Published: Jan 9, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

6.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (16)

Products: Vmware: Player, Workstation, Esxi, Fusion

4 products

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Player	Version 7.0
Vmware Player	Version 7.1.1
Vmware Player	Version 7.1

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Workstation	Version 11.0
Vmware Workstation	Version 11.1.1
Vmware Workstation	Version 11.1

Configuration C

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Esxi	Version 5.0
Vmware Esxi	Version 5.0 1
Vmware Esxi	Version 5.0 2
Vmware Esxi	Version 5.1
Vmware Esxi	Version 5.1 1
Vmware Esxi	Version 5.5
Vmware Esxi	Version 6.0