CVE-2019-5520 Information disclosure in ESXi
An out-of-bounds read in VMware virtualization products allows attackers with VM access to disclose information if 3D graphics are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5520?
CVE-2019-5520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 15 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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), Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3 and 10.x before 10.1.6) updates address an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure.The workaround for this issue involves disabling the 3D-acceleration feature. This feature is not enabled by default on ESXi and is enabled by default on Workstation and Fusion.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5520?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esxi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjh7-cxcm-cxcw.