medium
6.8
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-5516

First published: Mon Apr 15 2019(Updated: )

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 vulnerability with the vertex shader functionality. 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 or may allow attackers with normal user privileges to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VM. 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.

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
VMware Fusion>=10.0.0<10.1.6
VMware Fusion>=11.0.0<11.0.3
VMware Workstation and ESXi>=14.0.0<14.1.6
VMware Workstation and ESXi>=15.0.0<15.0.3
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201701001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201703001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201703002
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201704001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707103
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707201
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707202
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707203
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707204
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707205
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707206
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707207
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707208
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707209
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707210
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707211
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707212
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707213
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707214
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707215
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707216
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707217
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707218
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707219
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707220
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201707221
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201710001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201712001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201803001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201806001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201808001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201810001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201810002
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201811001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201811002
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201811301
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201901001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201806001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201807001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201808001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810103
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810201
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810202
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810203
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810204
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810205
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810206
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810207
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810208
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810209
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810210
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810211
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810212
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810213
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810214
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810215
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810216
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810217
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810218
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810219
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810220
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810221
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810222
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810223
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810224
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810225
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810226
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810227
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810228
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810229
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810230
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810231
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810232
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810233
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201810234
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201811001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201901001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201901401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201901402
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201901403
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904201
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904202
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904203
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904204
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904205
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904206
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904207
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904208
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904209
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904210
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904211
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904212
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904213
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904214
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904215
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904216
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904217
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904218
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904219
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904220
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904221
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904222
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904223
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904224
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904225
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904226
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904227
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904228
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904229

Remedy

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0006.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-5516?

    CVE-2019-5516 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability that affects multiple VMware products.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-5516?

    To fix CVE-2019-5516, upgrade to the patched versions of VMware ESXi, Workstation, or Fusion as specified in the advisory.

  • Which VMware products are affected by CVE-2019-5516?

    CVE-2019-5516 affects VMware ESXi 6.5 and 6.7, as well as VMware Workstation 14.x and 15.x, and VMware Fusion 10.x and 11.x.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-5516?

    CVE-2019-5516 is an out-of-bounds vulnerability that can be exploited through the vertex shader functionality.

  • Has CVE-2019-5516 been exploited in the wild?

    As of the latest updates, there is no public indication that CVE-2019-5516 has been actively exploited.

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