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CVE-2018-6965

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain an out-of-bounds r…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the shader translator. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-6966 and CVE-2018-6967.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.18.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • VMware VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
VMware (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/104709 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1041208 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0016.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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