CVE-2019-5524 Information

Description

VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.6) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 virtual network adapter. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107635 https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8