CVE-2019-5516
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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), Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3 and 10.x before 10.1.6) updates address an out-of-bounds vulnerability with the vertex shader functionality. Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled. 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 their own VM. The workaround for this issue involves disabling the 3D-acceleration feature. This feature is not enabled by default on ESXi and is enabled by default on Workstation and Fusion.
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affected products (18)
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references (11)
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- http://www.vmware.comcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5516cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-ESXi-Workstation-three-vulnerabilities-29032cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/79018cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107878cnnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0762cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0006.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0762enisa_euvd
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