CVE-2019-5541
CVSS V2 Medium 6.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.1
Description
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000e virtual network adapter. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VM.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-5541
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-11-20T16:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-11-25T13:46:21
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 15.0.0 | 15.5.1 |
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 11.0.0 | 11.5.1 |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.1
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 2.3
- Impact Score
- 6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0021.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5541 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5541 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:58:45 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 06:37:02 | 2019-11-20T16:15Z | 2019-11-20T16:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 06:37:02 | 2019-11-25T13:46:21 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 06:37:02 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |