CVE-2019-5525 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2019-5525 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 06/06/2019 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2019
Source: vmware | Vendor: VMware | Product: VMware Workstation
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2019-5525 Description

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) backend. A malicious user with normal user privileges on the guest machine may exploit this issue in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the Linux host where Workstation is installed.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Use-after-free vulnerability
Source: VMware

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).