CVE-2018-6981

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG, VMware ESXi 6.0 without ESXi600-201811401-BG, VMware Workstation 15, VMware Workstation 14.1.3 or below, VMware Fusion 11, VMware Fusion 10.1.3 or below contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-6981
  • Assigner
  • security@vmware.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-12-04T14:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-02-03T19:49:33
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 14.0.0 14.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 10.0.0 10.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1a:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3a:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201504401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201505401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507404:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507405:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507406:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507407:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201510401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201511401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601404:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601405:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201602401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201605401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608404:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608405:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201610410:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702211:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702212:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201703401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706103:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201710301:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201701001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201704001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707103:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707211:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707212:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707213:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707214:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707215:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707216:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707217:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707218:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707219:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707220:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707221:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201710001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201712001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201803001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201807001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810103:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810211:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810212:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810213:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810214:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810215:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810216:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810217:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810218:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810219:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810220:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810221:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810222:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810223:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810224:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810225:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810226:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810227:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810228:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810229:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810230:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810231:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810232:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810233:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810234:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
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
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/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-2018-0027.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042054 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105881 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:34:22 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 14:57:45 2018-12-04T14:29Z 2018-12-04T14:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 14:57:45 2022-02-03T19:49:33 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 14:57:45 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated