VMware Workstation/Fusion Virtual Network Adapter out-of-bounds write
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware Workstation and Fusion (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Virtual Network Adapter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) updates address an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 and e1000e virtual network adapters. Exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest but it is more likely to result in a denial of service of the guest.
The bug was discovered 03/28/2019. The weakness was released 04/02/2019 by Csaba Fitzl (CodeColorist) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5515 since 01/07/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371719 (VMware Workstation (14.x,15.x), Fusion (10.x,11.x) Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2019-0005)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 132692, 132693, 132694 and 132717.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: 152290
Researcher: Csaba Fitzl (CodeColorist)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-5515 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 107637 - VMware Fusion CVE-2019-5514 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entry
Created: 04/02/2019 21:21Updated: 08/21/2023 14:36
Changes: 04/02/2019 21:21 (62), 05/23/2020 18:31 (6), 08/21/2023 14:36 (4)
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