NULL pointer dereference in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2018-6972
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to NULL pointer dereference issue in RPC handler. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- VMware Esxi — versions 5.5, 6.7, 6.5
- VMware Fusion — versions 10.x before 10.1.2
- VMware Workstation — versions 14.x before 14.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104884 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6972?
- CVE-2018-6972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6972?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.