Out-of-bounds read in VMware Tools - CVE-2018-6969
Published: July 13, 2018 / Updated: July 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13867
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6969
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds memory read error in HGFS. An adjacent attacker can obtain potentially sensitive information or gain elevated privileges.
Affected software
VMware Tools
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6969
Update to version 10.3.0.
VMware Tools - update to 10.3.0