SB2019071114 - Denial of service in VMware ESXi
Published: July 11, 2019 Updated: October 30, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019071114
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Exposed dangerous method or function (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5528)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software provides an interface includes a dangerous method or function that is not properly restricted. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and cause the hostd service to become unresponsive, resulting in a partial denial of service for management functionality.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.