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CVE-2018-6966 Details

Description

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the shader translator. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-6965 and CVE-2018-6967.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0016.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104709 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041208 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0016.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104709 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware fusion
>= 10.0, < 10.1.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation
>= 14.0, < 14.1.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware esxi
6.7 -
6.7 670-201806001

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6966
NVD Published Date:
Jul 9, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6966 Details - Not Deferred