8.8high
CVE-2018-6973
VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 device.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 43%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- VMware Workstation
- VMware Fusion
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
- Technology feeds
- VMware (RSS, critical only)
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1041491 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0022.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/105094 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-6973
- NVD: CVE-2018-6973
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