CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.4
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: vmware workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, vmware player 6.x before 6.0.5, vmware fusion 6.x before 6.0.5, and vmware esxi 5.0 through 5.5 allow host os users to gain host os privileges or cause a denial of service (arbitrary write to a file) by modifying a configuration file.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2015-01-29
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-08