VMware ESXi/Fusion/Workstation Pixel Shader out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware ESXi, Fusion and Workstation. Affected is an unknown function of the component Pixel Shader. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2019-5521. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VMware ESXi, Fusion and Workstation (Virtualization Software) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component Pixel Shader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3 and 10.x before 10.1.6) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the pixel shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers with normal user privileges to create a denial-of-service condition on the host. Exploitation of this issue require an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled. It is not enabled by default on ESXi and is enabled by default on Workstation and Fusion.

The weakness was released 09/20/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-5521 since 01/07/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/07/2019 🔍
09/20/2019 +256 days 🔍
09/21/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/01/2020 +346 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-5521 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5521
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-142086
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2019 08:36
Updated: 09/01/2020 16:59
Changes: 09/21/2019 08:36 (56), 09/01/2020 16:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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