Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 29, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1044
CVE-2015-1044
Description
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.
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Affected products
19cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=6, <=6.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=10, <=10.0.4
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=5.0, <=5.5
Patches
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References
8- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72336nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031645nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031646nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/62551nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62569nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62669nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100935nvd
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