# CVE-2015-1044: Denial of service in n/a

> Attackers can cause a host OS denial of service in VMware Workstation, Player, and ESXi via unspecified vectors in the authorization process.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9cp-8h53-758g

## What is CVE-2015-1044?

CVE-2015-1044 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 29 Jan 2015. 

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1044?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Vmware Esxi, Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esxi

- [CVE-2026-41709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41709/): Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging (low 2.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-5521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5521/): Information disclosure in VMware ESXi (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-22252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22252/): Use-after-free vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-3955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3955/): Cross-site scripting in ESXi (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-4573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4573/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1044 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1044 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 29 Jan 2015. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Esxi. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1044/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1044/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1044
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1044
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1044

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