CVE-2018-6966
CVSS V2 Medium 5.5
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
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-2018-6965 and CVE-2018-6967.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-6966
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-07-09T20:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-02-03T19:48:21
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.0 | 10.1.2 |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 14.0 | 14.1.2 |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0016.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041208 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104709 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6966 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6966 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:34:22 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 09:36:28 | 2018-07-09T20:29Z | 2018-07-09T20:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 09:36:28 | 2022-02-03T19:48:21 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 09:36:28 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |