SB2018101704 - Privilege escalation in VMware Workstation

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SB2018101704 - Privilege escalation in VMware Workstation

Published: October 17, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018101704
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6974)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read condition in the SVGA device. An adjacent attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input to the targeted host system. A successful exploit could trigger an out-of-bounds read condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References