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CVE-2019-5515

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) updates

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) updates address an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 and e1000e virtual network adapters. Exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest but it is more likely to result in a denial of service of the guest.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.04076
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

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vmware fusion>= 10.0.0 and < 10.1.6
vmware fusion>= 11.0.0 and < 11.0.3
vmware workstation>= 14.0.0 and < 14.1.6
vmware workstation>= 15.0.0 and < 15.0.3
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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pocpacketstormsecurity.com · VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumSuspicious Workstation Locking via Rundll32
productinformationalLocked Workstation
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · security@vmware.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 Apr 2019 · 03:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107634Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.htmlVendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-306/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-516/
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