CVE detail
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. 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.
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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- VMware addressed flaws in its Workstation and ToolsSecurity Affairs
VMware has informed its users that it has patched two high-severity vulnerabilities that affect its Tools and Workstation software. VMware has patched two high-severity flaws that affect its Tools and Workstation software. The first security flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-5522, affects VMware Tools 10.x on Windows. The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read issue in the vm3dmp driver in […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJun 6, 2019, 6:56 PM VMware announced on Thursday that it has patched two high-severity vulnerabilities in its Tools and Workstation software. The first security hole, CVE-2019-5522, impacts VMware Tools 10.x on Windows and it has been described as an out-of-bounds read issue in the vm3dmp driver, which is installed in Windows guest machines.
newswww.securityweek.comJun 6, 2019, 2:27 PM
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