CVE-2019-5522

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Tools for Windows versions 10.2.x through 10.3.x prior to 10.3.10

Description The issue is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the vm3dmp driver, which is installed with vmtools in Windows guest machines. 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. The vulnerability may allow an attacker to impact the confidentiality and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For versions 10.2.x through 10.3.x prior to 10.3.10, update to version 10.3.10 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the vm3dmp driver until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Windows guest machine to minimize the risk of exploitation.