CVE-2018-6973

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-6973
  • Assigner
  • security@vmware.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-08-15T12:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-15T18:35:49
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 10.1.3
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 14.0.0 14.1.3
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2
  • Impact Score
  • 6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0022.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041491 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105094 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6973
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6973
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:21:44 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 11:08:50 2018-08-15T12:29Z 2018-08-15T12:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 11:08:50 2018-10-15T18:35:49 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 11:08:50 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated