vulnerability
VMSA-2019-0014: VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client updates address use-after-free and denial-of-service vulnerabilities. (CVE-2019-5527)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 8, 2019 | Oct 8, 2019 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 8, 2019
Added
Oct 8, 2019
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
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.
Solutions
vmware-esxi60-upgrade-14513180vmware-esxi65-upgrade-13004031vmware-esxi67-upgrade-13006603
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