CVE-2019-5525

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) backend. A malicious user with normal user privileges on the guest machine may exploit this issue in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the Linux host where Workstation is installed.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108674 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0009.html - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-06-06 19:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:45

NVD link : CVE-2019-5525

Mitre link : CVE-2019-5525

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-5525

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

workstation

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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