Out-of-bounds Read in VMware Tools
CVE-2018-6969
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Tools
- Vmware Tools — versions 10.x and prior before 10.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6969?
- CVE-2018-6969 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Tools, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6969?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.