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VMSA-2019-0013: VMware ESXi information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2019-5531)

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VMSA-2019-0013: VMware ESXi information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2019-5531)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/18/2019
Created
09/24/2019
Added
09/23/2019
Modified
02/12/2020

Description

VMware vSphere ESXi (6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-201811102-SG, and 6.0 prior to ESXi600-201807103-SG) and VMware vCenter Server (6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b, and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in clients arising from insufficient session expiration. An attacker with physical access or an ability to mimic a websocket connection to a user’s browser may be able to obtain control of a VM Console after the user has logged out or their session has timed out.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-esxi60-upgrade-14513180
  • vmware-esxi65-upgrade-13932383
  • vmware-esxi67-upgrade-13004448

References

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