CVE-2019-5540 : VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker on a guest VM to disclose sensitive information by leaking memory from the host process.

Published 2019-11-20 16:15:13

Updated 2020-08-24 17:37:01

Source VMware

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2019-5540

Vmware » Workstation
Versions from including (>=) 15.0.0 and before (<) 15.5.1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Vmware » Fusion
Versions from including (>=) 11.0.0 and before (<) 11.5.1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Apple » Mac Os X » Version: N/A

Threat overview for CVE-2019-5540

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2019-5540

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 443

IPs affected by CVE-2019-5540 2,324

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-5540

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 25 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-5540

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N	8.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
7.7	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N	3.1	4.0	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2019-5540

CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2019-5540

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0021.html

VMSA-2019-0021
Patch;Vendor Advisory

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