Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2019-5522 (CCN-162241)

Assigned:2019-06-06
Published:2019-06-06
Updated:2019-06-13
Summary: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 v3 Severity:7.1 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
6.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
7.7 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
6.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:3.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
6.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-125
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2019-5522

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
108673

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve20195522-info-disc(162241)

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2019-0009
VMware Tools and Workstation updates address out of bounds read and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 10.0.0 and < 10.3.10)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware tools *
    microsoft windows -