CVE-2018-6974
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201808401-BG, and 6.0 before ESXi600-201808401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in SVGA device.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201808401-BG, and 6.0 before ESXi600-201808401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in SVGA device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- vmware/workstation · vmware/fusion · vmware/esxi
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105660Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041875Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041876Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0026.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105660Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041875Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041876Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0026.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.