VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201903001, 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001, 6.0 before ESXi600-201903001), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.4, 14.x before 14.1.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) contain a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the virtual USB 1.1 UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface). Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with a virtual USB controller present. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5519
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-420/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107535
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108443