PT-2019-4012 · Vmware · Vmware Fusion+1

Published 2019-11-12 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2019-5542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.7

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Workstation versions 15.x before 15.5.1 VMware Fusion versions 11.x before 11.5.1

Description The issue is related to a denial-of-service vulnerability in the RPC handler, which may be exploited by attackers with normal user privileges to create a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability is associated with insufficient input validation, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service.

Recommendations For VMware Workstation versions 15.x before 15.5.1, update to version 15.5.1 or later. For VMware Fusion versions 11.x before 11.5.1, update to version 11.5.1 or later.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04543

CVE-2019-5542

Affected Products

Vmware Fusion

Vmware Workstation

References · 4

• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0021.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5542 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04543 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5542 · Vendor Advisory