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.
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88252465/index.html
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000007
secunia.com/advisories/62551
secunia.com/advisories/62605
secunia.com/advisories/62669
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72338
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031642
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031643
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0001.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100933