# CVE-2019-5522: Information disclosure in VMware Tools for Windows

> A local attacker can leak kernel information or cause denial of service in Windows guests via an out-of-bounds read in the vm3dmp driver.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4wg2-q996-p3jp

## What is CVE-2019-5522?

CVE-2019-5522 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Tools for Windows, published on 6 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5522?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vmware Tools.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5522?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5522 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5522 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5522 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Tools for Windows, published on 6 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware Tools for Windows. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5522/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5522/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5522
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5522
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5522

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