Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13954

#VU13954 Null pointer dereference in VMware Horizon - CVE-2018-6972

Published: July 20, 2018 / Updated: July 23, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13954

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6972

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
VMware Horizon

Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the RPC handler. An adjacent attacker can cause the virtual machine to crash.

Update to version 7.5.1.