CVE-2018-6974

high-risk
Published 2018-10-16

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% 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 8.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (8)

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
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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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 27/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 31/34 · Critical