CVE-2015-1044

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vmware-authd (aka the Authorization process) in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, a

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00298

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

Sigma rules14 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

vmware workstationall versions
vmware esxiall versions
vmware playerall versions

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Sigma Hunt Rules

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - File

producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process

producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Registry

producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location

productmediumSuspicious Workstation Locking via Rundll32

productinformationalLocked Workstation

Show all 14 top matchesproducthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Syslog Configuration Change Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM List Discovery Via ESXCLI

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Scoring & Timeline

3.3

LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published to NVD29 Jan 2015 · 06:59 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://secunia.com/advisories/62551

http://secunia.com/advisories/62569

http://secunia.com/advisories/62669

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72336Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031645Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031646Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100935

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