CVE-2019-5527
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CVE-2019-5527 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the virtual sound device. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.5.. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the virtual sound device. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.5.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Horizon | < 5.2.0 |
| Vmware | Remote Console | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.5 |
| Vmware | Workstation | >= 15.0.0, < 15.5.0 |
| Vmware | Fusion | >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.0 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.0 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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