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CVE-2019-5515
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-787
Description
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) updates address an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 and e1000e virtual network adapters. Exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest but it is more likely to result in a denial of service of the guest.
Affected products
- VMware Fusion: from 10.0.0 before 10.1.6; from 11.0.0 before 11.0.3 — fixed in 10.1.6, 11.0.3
- VMware Workstation: from 14.0.0 before 14.1.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.3 — fixed in 14.1.6, 15.0.3
- VMware Workstation and Fusion: Workstation 15.x before 15.0.3, Workstation 14.x before 14.1.6, Fusion 11.x before 11.0.3, Fusion 10.x before 10.1.6
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Fusion 10.1.6, 11.0.3; VMware Workstation 14.1.6, 15.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107634
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-306/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-516/
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107634
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-306/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-516/
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