High severity · published Apr 2, 2019
CVE-2019-5515
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) updates address an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000…
8.8
CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) updates address an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 and e1000e virtual network adapters. Exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest but it is more likely to result in a denial of service of the guest.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FU
Fusion · Vmware
10.0.0 before 10.1.6; 11.0.0 before 11.0.3 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
14.0.0 before 14.1.6; 15.0.0 before 15.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5515
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5515
Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107634
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-306/
www.zerodayinitiative.com
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-516/
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