#VU22319 Uncaught Exception in VMware, Inc products - CVE-2019-5536
Published: October 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22319
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5536
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware ESXi
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
VMware ESXi
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.