Out-of-bounds write in VMware, Inc products - CVE-2019-5684
Published: August 2, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19921
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5684
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware ESXi
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware ESXi
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote unprivileged user with access to a guest operating system can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability can be exploited only if the host has an affected NVIDIA graphics driver.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5684
Install updates from vendor's website.