Out-of-bounds Read in VMware Esxi
CVE-2019-5518
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201903001, 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001, 6.0 before ESXi600-201903001), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.4, 14.x before 14.1.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in the virtual USB 1.1 UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface). Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with a virtual USB controller present. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Esxi — versions 6.0, 6.5, 6.7
- VMware Fusion
- VMware Esxi, Workstation, Fusion — versions ESXi 6.7 before ESXi670-201903001, ESXi 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001, ESXi 6.0 before ESXi600-201903001
- VMware Workstation
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107541 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-421/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5518?
- CVE-2019-5518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Esxi, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5518?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.