CVE-2015-1043 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host Guest File System (HGFS) of VMware Workstation 10.x, Player 6.x, and Fusion 6.x and 7.x. An attacker with access to the guest operating system can trigger a guest OS denial of service. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a low severity with an adjacent network attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in only availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in the KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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