SB2019071114 - Denial of service in VMware ESXi

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SB2019071114 - Denial of service in VMware ESXi

Published: July 11, 2019 Updated: October 30, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019071114
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Exposed dangerous method or function (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5528)

CWE-ID: CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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.

References