Information disclosure in VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion - CVE-2019-5540
Published: November 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22738
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5540
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure issue in vmnetdhcp. A remote authenticated attacker can leak memory from the host process and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5540
Install updates from vendor's website.