CVE-2019-5522

N/A
Published: June 6, 2019 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTools· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

VMware Tools for Windows update addresses an out of bounds read vulnerability in vm3dmp driver which is installed with vmtools in Windows guest machines. This issue is present in versions 10.2.x and 10.3.x prior to 10.3.10. A local attacker with non-administrative access to a Windows guest with VMware Tools installed may be able to leak kernel information or create a denial of service attack on the same Windows guest machine.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.3.1010.0.0 ≤ v < 10.3.10
Affected range stops below 10.3.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108673

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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