Vulnerability in Vmware Esxi

CVE-2019-5528

VMware ESXi 6.5 suffers from partial denial of service vulnerability in hostd process. Patch ESXi650-201907201-UG for this issue is available.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Vmware Esxi — versions 6.7, 6.5, ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201907201-UG

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5528?: CVE-2019-5528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esxi. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-5528?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.