CVE-2019-5543
published 2020-03-16CVE-2019-5543: For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows…
PriorityP339high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.39%
33.0th percentile
For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2) the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | horizon_client | >= 5.0.0 < 5.3.0 | 5.3.0 |
| vmware | remote_console | >= 10.0.0 < 11.0.0 | 11.0.0 |
| vmware | vmware_horizon_client_for_windows | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_remote_console_for_windows | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_workstation_for_windows | — | — |
| vmware | workstation | >= 15.0.0 < 15.5.2 | 15.5.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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VMware
VMware Horizon Client, VMRC, VMware Workstation and Fusion updates address use-after-free and privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-5543, CVE-2020-3947, CVE-2020-3948)
vendor_vmware·2020-03-12·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-5543 [HIGH] VMware Horizon Client, VMRC, VMware Workstation and Fusion updates address use-after-free and privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-5543, CVE-2020-3947, CVE-2020-3948)
VMSA-2020-0004: VMware Horizon Client, VMRC, VMware Workstation and Fusion updates address use-after-free and privilege escalation vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-5543, CVE-2020-3947, CVE-2020-3948)
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a use-after vulnerability in vmnetdhcp.VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.3.
CVEs: CVE-2019-5543, CVE-2020-3947, CVE-2020-3948
Affected products: ESXi, Fusion Pro, Horizon Client, VMware Fusion, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, VMware vSphere, Workstation Player, Workstation Pro
GHSA
GHSA-r5j5-qr4j-4j6w: For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-5543 [HIGH] GHSA-r5j5-qr4j-4j6w: For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5
For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2) the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2020-03-16
Published