CVE-2019-5519
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.8 · CWE-367
6.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201903001, 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001, 6.0 before ESXi600-201903001), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.4, 14.x before 14.1.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) contain a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the virtual USB 1.1 UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface). Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with a virtual USB controller present. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorPhysical
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.htmlAdvisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107535
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108443
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-420/