CVE-2018-6970

moderate-risk
Published 2018-08-13

VMware Horizon 6 (6.x.x before 6.2.7), Horizon 7 (7.x.x before 7.5.1), and Horizon Client (4.x.x and prior before 4.8.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Message Framework library. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow a less-privileged user to leak information from a privileged process running on a system where Horizon Connection Server, Horizon Agent or Horizon Client are installed. Note: This issue doesn't apply to Horizon 6, 7 Agents installed on Linux systems or Horizon Clients installed on non-Windows systems.

Do I need to act?

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0.71% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Horizon View

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105031
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041430
Patch https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0019.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105031
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041430
Patch https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0019.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low