CVE-2015-1043 Denial of service in n/a
Guest OS users can cause a denial of service in VMware Workstation, Player, and Fusion via the Host Guest File System.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-1043?
CVE-2015-1043 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 29 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1043?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Fusion, Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-1043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgqx-7x3x-fx5x.