CVE-2018-6973

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-6973
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-08-15 12:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-15 18:35:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Fusion All All All All
Application Vmware Fusion All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2018-6973 Out-Of-Bounds Write Local Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2018-0022 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware Workstation and Fusion Memory Write Error Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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