Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2018-6982
VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may lead to an information leak from host to guest.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- VMware Esxi — versions 6.0, 6.5, 6.7
- VMware Fusion — versions 11.0.0
- VMware Esxi — versions VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG, VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG
- VMware Workstation — versions 15.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105882 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6982?
- CVE-2018-6982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6982?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6982 known to be exploited?
- 20 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.