Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-6933 (CCN-109687)

Assigned:2015-09-14
Published:2016-01-08
Updated:2016-12-07
Summary: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 v3 Severity:6.3 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)
5.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.5 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-284
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-6933

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1034603

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1034604

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2016-0001
VMware ESXi, Fusion, Player, and Workstation updates address important guest privilege escalation vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve20156933-priv-esc(109687)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 4:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:fusion:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware player 7.0
    vmware player 7.1
    vmware player 7.1.1
    vmware workstation 11.0
    vmware workstation 11.1
    vmware workstation 11.1.1
    vmware esxi 5.0
    vmware esxi 5.0 1
    vmware esxi 5.0 2
    vmware esxi 5.1
    vmware esxi 5.1 1
    vmware esxi 5.5
    vmware esxi 6.0
    vmware fusion 7.0
    vmware fusion 7.1
    vmware fusion 7.1.1
    vmware esxi 5.0
    vmware esxi 5.5
    vmware esxi 5.1
    vmware fusion 7.0