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Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-6972

CVE-2018-6972

Description

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to NULL pointer dereference issue in RPC handler. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

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Affected products

130
  • VMware/Fusion3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.0,<10.1.2
    • (no CPE)range: <10.1.2
    • (no CPE)range: 10.x before 10.1.2
  • VMware/Workstation3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0,<14.1.2
    • (no CPE)range: <14.1.2
    • (no CPE)range: 14.x before 14.1.2
  • VMware/Esxi124 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 123 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:550-20170901001s:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.5:550-20170904001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201504401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201505401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507404:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507405:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507406:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201507407:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509207:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509208:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509209:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201509210:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201510401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201511401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601404:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201601405:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201602401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603207:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201603208:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201605401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608404:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201608405:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201610410:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611402:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201611403:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702207:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702208:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702209:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702210:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702211:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201702212:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201703401:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:600-201706103:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201701001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703002:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201704001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707101:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707102:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707103:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707201:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707202:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707203:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707204:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707205:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707206:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707207:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707208:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707209:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707210:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707211:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707212:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707213:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707214:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707215:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707216:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707217:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707218:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707219:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707220:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707221:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201710001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201712001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201803001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <6.7 (ESXi670-201806401-BG), <6.5 (ESXi650-201806401-BG), <6.0 (ESXi600-201806401-BG), <5.5 (ESXi550-201806401-BG)
    • (no CPE)range: 6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG

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