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CVE-2018-6973 (GCVE-0-2018-6973)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-15 12:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:41
VLAI
Summary
VMware 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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041491 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105094 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware Workstation Affected: 14.x before 14.1.3
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VMware Fusion Affected: 10.x before 10.1.3
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Date Public
2018-08-14 00:00
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