Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2019-5521
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3 and 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3 and 10.x before 10.1.6) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the pixel shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers with normal user privileges to create a denial-of-service condition on the host. Exploitation of this issue require an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled. It is not enabled by default on ESXi and is enabled by default on Workstation and Fusion.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.6
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:1.63%
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Attack Surface
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware ESXi | 6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG (affected), 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001 (affected) |
| VMware | VMware Workstation | 15.x before 15.0.3 (affected), 14.x before 14.1.6 (affected) |
| VMware | VMware Fusion | 11.x before 11.0.3 (affected), 10.x before 10.1.6 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.628%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VMware by Broadcom · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2019-01-07T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2019-09-20T18:00:52 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-04T20:01:51 |
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