CVE-2018-6969
VMware HGFS Out-of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 13, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 11, 2018, 2:47 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6969.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104737 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041291 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0017.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104737 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104737 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041291 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041291 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0017.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0017.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.3.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041291 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104737 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6969 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6969
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.01%
score
0.18624
percentile