High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-5515
CVE-2019-5515
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.
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Affected products
515.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0.0,<14.1.6
- Range: Workstation 15.x before 15.0.3
Patches
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References
5- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107634nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-306/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-516/nvd
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