High severity · published Jun 6, 2019
CVE-2019-5522
VMware Tools for Windows update addresses an out of bounds read vulnerability in vm3dmp driver which is installed with vmtools in Windows guest machines
7.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Tools for Windows update addresses an out of bounds read vulnerability in vm3dmp driver which is installed with vmtools in Windows guest machines. This issue is present in versions 10.2.x and 10.3.x prior to 10.3.10. A local attacker with non-administrative access to a Windows guest with VMware Tools installed may be able to leak kernel information or create a denial of service attack on the same Windows guest machine.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tools · Vmware
10.0.0 before 10.3.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5522
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5522
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108673
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html
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