CVE-2018-6969
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7
Description
VMware Tools (10.x and prior before 10.3.0) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in HGFS. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers to escalate their privileges on the guest VMs. In order to be able to exploit this issue, file sharing must be enabled.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-6969
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-07-13T13:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-09-11T14:47:54
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.3.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0017.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104737 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041291 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6969 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6969 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:37:59 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 09:49:33 | 2018-07-13T13:29Z | 2018-07-13T13:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 09:49:33 | 2018-09-11T14:47:54 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 09:49:33 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |