# CVE-2015-1043: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031644
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62551
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72337

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