CVE-2018-6972
VMware ESXi Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 25, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 2, 2022, 7:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6972
vulnerability.
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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-2018-6972.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104884 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jun. 02, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) esxi550-201806401-bg Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.5 up to (excluding) esxi650-201806401-bg Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.2 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*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104884 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104884 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) esxi670-201806401-bg Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) esxi600-201806401-bg Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) esxi550-201806401-bg Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.5 up to (excluding) esxi650-201806401-bg -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104884 [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-2018-6972 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-2018-6972
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.25 }} -0.10%
score
0.64434
percentile