Out-of-bounds write in VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation - CVE-2019-5541
Published: November 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22739
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5541
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input via the e1000e virtual network adapter. A remote administrator can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system, or create a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on their own VM.
Affected software
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5541
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Fusion - update to 11.5.1
VMware Workstation - update to 15.5.1
VMware Workstation - update to 15.5.1