VDB-131835 · CVE-2019-5511 · Qualys 371754

VMware Workstation Player/Workstation Pro up to 14.1.5/15.0.2 on Windows VMX Process access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VMware Workstation Player and Workstation Pro up to 14.1.5/15.0.2 on Windows (Virtualization Software). This affects an unknown code of the component VMX Process Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2019. The weakness was published 03/14/2019 with Vmware as NEW: VMSA-2019-0002 - VMware Workstation update addresses elevation of privilege issues. as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated with VMware. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-5511 since 01/07/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371754 (VMware Workstation Pro/Player Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (VMSA-2019-0002)).

Upgrading to version 14.1.6 or 15.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at 131836.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Workstation Player/Workstation Pro 14.1.6/15.0.3

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01/07/2019 🔍
03/14/2019 +66 days 🔍
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03/20/2019 +6 days 🔍
08/01/2023 +1595 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: NEW: VMSA-2019-0002 - VMware Workstation update addresses elevation of privilege issues.
Organization: Vmware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-5511 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2019 06:51
Updated: 08/01/2023 20:51
Changes: 03/20/2019 06:51 (64), 05/17/2020 10:23 (2), 08/01/2023 20:51 (4)
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