CVE-2019-5604 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the bhyve hypervisor's emulated XHCI device within specific versions of FreeBSD 11.2, 11.3, and 12.0. This flaw allows a malicious guest operating system to provide invalid data, leading to system crashes or unauthorized access to host memory. With a CVSS score of 9.6 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, potentially compromising confidentiality and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
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