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VMware Fusion 10.x < 10.1.6 / 11.x < 11.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2019-0005) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123517

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by an uninitialized stack memory usage vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Fusion installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 10.x prior to 10.1.6 or 11.x prior to 11.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including:

 - An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability and a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the virtual USB 1.1 UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface). Exploitation of these issues requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with a virtual USB controller present. These issues may allow a guest to execute code on the host. (CVE-2019-5518, CVE-2019-5519)

 - An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 virtual network adapter. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. (CVE-2019-5524)

 - 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. (CVE-2019-5515)

 - A security vulnerability due to certain unauthenticated APIs accessible through a web socket. An attacker may exploit this issue by tricking the host user to execute a JavaScript to perform unauthorized functions on the guest machine where VMware Tools is installed. This may further be exploited to execute commands on the guest machines. (CVE-2019-5514)

Note that CVE-2019-5524 only applies to VMware Fusion 10.x.

Note that CVE-2019-5514 only applies to VMware Fusion 11.x

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Fusion version 10.1.6, 11.0.3, or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20189-0005.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123517

File Name: macosx_fusion_vmsa_2019_0005.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 3/29/2019

Updated: 12/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5524

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:fusion

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, installed_sw/VMware Fusion

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5514, CVE-2019-5515, CVE-2019-5518, CVE-2019-5519, CVE-2019-5524

IAVA: 2019-A-0099

VMSA: 2019-0005