PT-2018-1910 · Vmware · Vmware Esxi+2

Published 2018-06-12 · Updated 2022-06-02 · CVE-2018-6974

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware ESXi versions 6.0 through 6.7 before ESXi670-201810101-SG VMware Workstation versions 14.x before 14.1.3 VMware Fusion versions 10.x before 10.1.3

Description The issue is caused by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the SVGA device implementation, which may allow a guest to execute code on the host. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the host system.

Recommendations For VMware ESXi versions 6.0 through 6.7 before ESXi670-201810101-SG, update to ESXi670-201810101-SG or later. For VMware Workstation versions 14.x before 14.1.3, update to version 14.1.3 or later. For VMware Fusion versions 10.x before 10.1.3, update to version 10.1.3 or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01514

CVE-2018-6974

ZDI-18-1242

Affected Products

Vmware Esxi

Vmware Fusion

Vmware Workstation

References · 11

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1242 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6974 · Security Note
• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0026.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01514 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6974 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2018-6974 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.125364 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041875 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105660 · Note
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/105660 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041876 · Note