Uncaught Exception in Broadcom products - CVE-2019-5536
Published: October 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22319
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5536
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception in the shader functionality. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted shader file and cause a denial of service condition on their own VM.
Note: Exploitation of this issue require an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled.
Affected software
VMware ESXi
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VCF over VxRail
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VCF over VxRail
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5536
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware ESXi - addressed in versions ESXi650-201910401-SG, ESXi670-201908101-SG
VMware Fusion - update to 11.5.0
VMware Workstation - update to 15.5.0
VCF over VxRail - update to 3.9.1
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - addressed in versions 4.5.401, 4.7.301
VMware Fusion - update to 11.5.0
VMware Workstation - update to 15.5.0
VCF over VxRail - update to 3.9.1
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - addressed in versions 4.5.401, 4.7.301