CVE-2019-5524
N/A
Published: April 2, 2019 at 02:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationFusion
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.6) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 virtual network adapter. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.1.6v < 14.1.610.0.0 ≤ v < 10.1.6
Affected range stops below 10.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.1.6v < 14.1.614.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.6
Affected range stops below 10.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107635x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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