Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2019-5525 (CCN-162242)

Assigned:2019-06-06
Published:2019-06-06
Updated:2019-06-10
Summary:VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) backend. A malicious user with normal user privileges on the guest machine may exploit this issue in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the Linux host where Workstation is installed.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)
7.2 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-416
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2019-5525

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
108674

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve20195525-code-exec(162242)

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:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 15.0.0 and < 15.1.0)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware workstation *
    linux linux kernel -
    vmware workstation 15.0.0