Is CVE-2019-5522 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5522 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5522?

CVE-2019-5522 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5522?

CVE-2019-5522 has an EPSS score of 0.50% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5522?

Upgrade tools to 10.3.10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5522

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

toolsNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.0, < 10.3.10Fixed in:10.3.10CVE-2019-5522derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
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CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.