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CVE-2019-5522

 

Severity Score

7.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La actualización de VMware Tools para Windows corrige una vulnerabilidad de lectura fuera de límites en el controlador vm3dmp, que se instala con vmtools en máquinas invitadas de Windows. Este problema está presente en las versiones 10.2. x y 10.3. x antes de 10.3.10. Es posible que un atacante local con acceso no administrativo a un invitado de Windows con VMware Tools instalado pueda filtrar la información del kernel o crear un ataque de denegación de servicio en la misma máquina de invitados de Windows.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-01-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-06-06 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vmware
Search vendor "Vmware"
 Tools
Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Tools"
 >= 10.0.0 < 10.3.10
Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Tools" and version " >= 10.0.0 < 10.3.10"
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Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
 Windows
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"
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Safe