SB2018112301 - Privilege escalation in VMware Workstation and Fusion
Published: November 23, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018112301
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6983)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling malicious input. An adjacent attacker can send specially crafted data, trigger memory corruption 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.