CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects VMware, VMWare, Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
exploit
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CVE
CVE-2019-5525
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.44%
VMware VMWare Linux
Original NVD 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.
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