Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 4, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024

CVE-2018-6981

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.

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Affected products

VMware/Esxillm-fuzzy
Range: 6.7 before ESXi670-201811401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201811301-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201811401-BG
VMware/Fusionllm-fuzzy
Range: 11, <=10.1.3
VMware/Workstationllm-fuzzy
Range: 15, <=14.1.3
VMware/VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, and VMware Fusionv5
Range: VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG, 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

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105881mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042054mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM

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