Exploited
critical
9.8
CWE
119 787
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-5544: VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

First published: Thu Nov 28 2019(Updated: )

VMware ESXi and Horizon Desktop as a Service (DaaS) OpenSLP contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker with network access to port 427 to overwrite the heap of the OpenSLP service to perform remote code execution.

Credit: security@vmware.com security@vmware.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
VMware Horizon DaaS
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS>=8.0.0<9.0.0.0
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-1
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-1a
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-1b
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-2
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-3
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-3a
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201504401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201505401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507402
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507403
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507404
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507405
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507406
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201507407
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509201
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509202
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509203
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509204
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509205
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509206
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509207
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509208
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509209
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201509210
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201510401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201511401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201601101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201601102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201601401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201601402
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201601403
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201601404
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201601405
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201602401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603201
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603202
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603203
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603204
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603205
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603206
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603207
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201603208
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201605401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201608101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201608401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201608402
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201608403
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201608404
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201608405
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201610410
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201611401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201611402
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201611403
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702201
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702202
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702203
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702204
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702205
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702206
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702207
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702208
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702209
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702210
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702211
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201702212
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201703401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201706101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201706102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201706103
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201706401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201706402
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201706403
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201710301
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201811001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.0-600-201811401
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=6.5-650-201903001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201905001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201908001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201910001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-20191004001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201911001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201911401
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.5-650-201911402
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=6.7-670-201903001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201904001
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
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201905001
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201906002
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908101
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908102
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908103
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908104
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908201
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908202
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908203
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908204
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908205
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908206
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908207
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908208
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908209
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908210
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908211
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908212
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908213
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908214
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908215
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908216
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908217
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908218
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908219
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908220
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201908221
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS=6.7-670-201911001
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z Systems=6.0_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z Systems=7.0_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z Systems (s390x)=7.7_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian=6.0_ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian=7.0_ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, Big Endian EUS=7.7_ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian=7.0_ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support=7.7_ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
CentOS OpenSLP Server<=2.0.0
Red Hat Fedora=30
Red Hat Fedora=31
CentOS OpenSLP Server=1.2.1
CentOS OpenSLP Server=2.0.0

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-5544?

    CVE-2019-5544 has been rated as critical due to its potential for remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-5544?

    To mitigate CVE-2019-5544, it is recommended to apply the latest patches provided by VMware for affected versions of ESXi and Horizon DaaS.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2019-5544?

    CVE-2019-5544 affects VMware ESXi 6.0 and certain versions of Horizon DaaS that utilize the OpenSLP service.

  • What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2019-5544?

    CVE-2019-5544 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that can allow remote code execution.

  • Is CVE-2019-5544 being actively exploited?

    As of the latest updates, there are indications that CVE-2019-5544 may be targeted in attacks, highlighting the urgency for patching.

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