CVE-2018-6981 Information

Description

VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG VMware ESXi 6.0 without ESXi600-201811401-BG VMware Workstation 15 VMware Workstation 14.1.3 or below VMware Fusion 11 VMware Fusion 10.1.3 or below contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105881 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042054 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055 https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8