# CVE-2019-5544: A VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2021-11-03)
Who: 
Do this: 

## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is VMware VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS (CVE-2019-5544) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2019-5544. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
VMware ESXi and Horizon Desktop as a Service (DaaS) OpenSLP contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker with network access to port 427 to overwrite the heap of the OpenSLP service to perform remote code execution.

## Sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5544
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5544

Generated by isitexploited.org from public sources. Verify version numbers against the vendor before acting.