High severity · published Oct 16, 2018
CVE-2018-6974
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201808401-BG, and 6.0 before ESXi600-201808401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before…
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201808401-BG, and 6.0 before ESXi600-201808401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in SVGA device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.0; +34 more · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
10.0 before 10.1.3 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
14.0 before 14.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6974
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6974
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105660
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041875
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041876
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0026.html
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