CVE-2019-5521 Information disclosure in VMware ESXi
Out-of-bounds read in pixel shader allows information disclosure or host denial of service when 3D graphics are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5521?
CVE-2019-5521 is a critical vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 20 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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) 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5521?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esxi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cphr-3j6j-hwcv.