vulnerability
VMSA-2019-0022: VVMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS updates address OpenSLP remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-5544)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 5, 2019 | Dec 9, 2019 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 5, 2019
Added
Dec 9, 2019
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
Description
OpenSLP as used in ESXi and the Horizon DaaS appliances has a heap overwrite issue. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8.
Solutions
vmware-esxi60-upgrade-15169789vmware-esxi65-upgrade-15177306vmware-esxi67-upgrade-15160138
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