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High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-5522

CVE-2019-5522

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.

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Affected products

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  • VMware/Tools2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.0.0,<10.3.10
    • (no CPE)range: 10.2.x and 10.3.x prior to 10.3.10
  • VMware/Tools for Windowscpe-rescue
    Range: VMware Tools for Windows (10.x before 10.3.10)

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