CVE-2018-6970
CVSS V2 Medium 4
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-6970
- Assigner
- security@vmware.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-08-13T21:48:02
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-15T18:33:36
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.0.0 | 4.8.1 |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.0.0 | 6.2.7 |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.0.0 | 7.5.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0019.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041430 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105031 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6970 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6970 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:21:44 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 11:06:41 | 2018-08-13T21:48Z | 2018-08-13T21:48:02 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 11:06:41 | 2018-10-15T18:33:36 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 11:06:41 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |