DLL hijacking vulnerability in VMware Workstation and VMware Player- CVE-2019-5539ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:60402 | Date: (C)2020-01-03 (M)2021-09-12 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with VMware Workstation 15.x before 15.5.1, VMware Player 15.x before 15.5.1 and is prone to a DLL hijacking vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to handle an insecure loading of a DLL by Cortado Thinprint. Successful exploitation may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a Windows machine where Workstation is installed.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
Microsoft Windows 11 |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Microsoft Windows Vista |
Microsoft Windows XP |
Product: |
VMware Player |
VMware Workstation |