What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-5540?

CVE-2019-5540 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.7 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-5540?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2019-5540. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Workstation CVE-2019-5540

HIGH

Memory Leak (CWE-401)

2019-11-20 security@vmware.com

VMware Information Disclosure Workstation Fusion

7.7

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.7 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 20, 2019 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.7

DescriptionNVD

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker on a guest VM to disclose sensitive information by leaking memory from the host process.

AnalysisAI

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Memory Leak vulnerability could allow attackers to exhaust available memory leading to denial of service.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Memory Leak (CWE-401), which allows attackers to exhaust available memory leading to denial of service. VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in vmnetdhcp. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker on a guest VM to disclose sensitive information by leaking memory from the host process. Affected products include: Vmware Workstation, Vmware Fusion. Version information: before 15.5.1.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Ensure all allocated memory is properly freed. Use RAII patterns or garbage-collected languages.