Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- VMware Tools
- VMware Tools For Windows — versions VMware Tools for Windows (10.x before 10.3.10)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108673 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5522?
- CVE-2019-5522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5522?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.