CVE-2019-5536

Description

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201910401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.0) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.0) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VM. Exploitation of this issue require an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled. It is not enabled by default on ESXi and is enabled by default on Workstation and Fusion.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.04% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory vmware.com

Affected: n/a VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion

References

Link	Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0019.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5536?: CVE-2019-5536 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5536?: To fix CVE-2019-5536, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-5536 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-5536 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5536?: CVE-2019-5536 affects n/a VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion.

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