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 6.0.5 and 7.x before 7.0.1 allows guest OS users to cause a guest OS denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2015-01-29 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1043 is rated Low Risk (31.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1043

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.18% 0.79% +0.60%
2 2023-03-07 1.02% 0.18% -0.83%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.02% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1043

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.5 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1043

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1043

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware fusion 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 10.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1043

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