Out-of-bounds write in VMware Workstation - CVE-2019-5049
Published: September 17, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21156
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5049
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation
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 attacker with access to guest operation system can pass a specially crafted pixel shader file to the AMD ATIDXX64.DLL driver for Radeon RX 550 / 550 Series, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the host operating system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the host operating system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5049
Install updates from vendor's website.