Exposed dangerous method or function in VMware ESXi - CVE-2019-5528
Published: October 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22326
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5528
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
VMware ESXi
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5528
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware ESXi - addressed in versions ESXi650-201907201-UG, ESXi670-201908201-UG
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance - update to 2.3.1
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance - update to 2.3.1