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CVE-2019-5517

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) contain multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in the shader translator. Exploitation of these issues requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled. Successful exploitation of these issues 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 these issues involves disabling the 3D-acceleration feature. This feature is not enabled by default on ESXi and is enabled by default on Workstation and Fusion.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from vmware, from vmware, from vmware organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-04-15T18:29:01.177

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:45:05.617

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	fusion	< 10.1.6	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	< 11.0.3	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	< 14.1.6	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	< 15.0.3	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
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Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
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Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
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Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes
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Operating System	vmware	esxi	6.7	Yes

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0006.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0006.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For vmware's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.