CVE-2019-5528: Medium severity vmware esxi and horizon daas vulnerability
Published Jul 11, 2019
·Updated
VMware ESXi 6.5 suffers from partial denial of service vulnerability in hostd process. Patch ESXi650-201907201-UG for this issue is available.
Affected Software
126 affected components
VMware ESXi=6.5
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201701001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201703001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201703002
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201704001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707101
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707102
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707103
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707201
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707202
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707203
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707204
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707205
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707206
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707207
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707208
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707209
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707210
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707211
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707212
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707213
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707214
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707215
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707216
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707217
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707218
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707219
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707220
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201707221
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201710001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201712001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201803001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201806001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201808001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201810001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201810002
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201811001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201811002
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201811301
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201901001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201903001
VMware ESXi=6.5-650-201905001
VMware ESXi=6.7
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201806001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201807001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201808001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810101
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810102
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810103
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810201
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810202
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810203
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810204
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810205
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810206
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810207
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810208
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810209
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810210
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810211
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810212
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810213
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810214
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810215
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810216
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810217
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810218
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810219
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810220
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810221
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810222
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810223
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810224
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810225
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810226
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810227
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810228
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810229
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810230
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810231
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810232
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810233
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201810234
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201811001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201901001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201901401
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201901402
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201901403
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201903001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904201
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904202
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904203
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904204
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904205
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904206
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904207
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904208
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904209
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904210
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904211
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904212
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904213
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904214
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904215
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904216
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904217
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904218
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904219
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904220
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904221
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904222
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904223
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904224
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904225
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904226
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904227
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904228
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201904229
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201905001
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201906002
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201908101
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201908102
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201908103
VMware ESXi=6.7-670-201908104
Remediation
Event History
Jul 11, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:15 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:15 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2019-5528?
CVE-2019-5528 is classified as a partial denial of service vulnerability affecting VMware ESXi 6.5.
2
How do I fix CVE-2019-5528?
To mitigate CVE-2019-5528, apply the patch ESXi650-201907201-UG provided by VMware.
3
Which versions of VMware ESXi are affected by CVE-2019-5528?
CVE-2019-5528 affects VMware ESXi version 6.5 and its updates.
4
What is the impact of CVE-2019-5528 on VMware ESXi?
The vulnerability can lead to a partial denial of service condition affecting the hostd process.
5
Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-5528?
VMware recommends updating to the latest versions as the most effective way to address CVE-2019-5528.