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