CVE-2018-6964 (GCVE-0-2018-6964)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:11
VLAI
Summary
VMware Horizon Client for Linux (4.x before 4.8.0 and prior) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure usage of SUID binary. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on a Linux machine where Horizon Client is installed.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Local privilege escalation vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
VMware Horizon Client for Linux Affected: 4.x before 4.8.0 and prior
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Date Public
2018-05-29 00:00
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