# CVE-2015-6933: 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 F

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-01-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## 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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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.html

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