CVE-2019-5539
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-5539 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-12-23 20:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC |
| Description | VMware Workstation (15.x prior to 15.5.1) and Horizon View Agent (7.10.x prior to 7.10.1 and 7.5.x prior to 7.5.4) contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of a DLL by Cortado Thinprint. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a Windows machine where Workstation or View Agent is installed. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-427
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Horizon View Agent | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Horizon View Agent | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMSA-2019-0023 | CONFIRM | www.vmware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.