Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2018-6967
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-2018-6966.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.022 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- VMware Esxi — versions 6.7
- VMware Fusion
- VMware Esxi, Workstation, And Fusion — versions VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2)
- VMware Workstation
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104709 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041208 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0016.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6967?
- CVE-2018-6967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6967?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.