CVE-2018-6969
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-07-13 13:00
Modified
2024-09-17 03:42
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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.
References
| ▼ | URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|
| security@vmware.com | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104737 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| security@vmware.com | http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041291 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| security@vmware.com | https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0017.html | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
| ▼ | Vendor | Product |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware Tools |
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