CVE-2015-1044
LOW · CVSS 3.3EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 3.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.8% (58th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2015-1187)
- Published
- January 29, 2015
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-1187 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / esxi
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62569
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62669
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72336(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031645(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031646(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100935
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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