VMware Workstation/Horizon View Agent DLL Loader privilege escalation
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| 5.1 | $0-$5k | 5.64 |
A vulnerability has been found in VMware Workstation and Horizon View Agent (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 12/23/2019. It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-5539 since 01/07/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/24/2019).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: π
VulDB Reliability: π
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VulDB Base Score: π
VulDB Temp Score: π
VulDB Reliability: π
Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: π
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: π
Current Price Estimation: π
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Threat Intelligence
Threat: π
Adversaries: π
Geopolitics: π
Economy: π
Predictions: π
Remediation: πRecommended: Upgrade
Status: π
0-Day Time: π
01/07/2019 CVE assigned
12/23/2019 Advisory disclosed
12/24/2019 VulDB entry created
12/24/2019 VulDB last updateVendor: vmware.com
Advisory: vmware.com
CVE: CVE-2019-5539 (π)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
Created: 12/24/2019 10:04 AM
Complete: π
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