VDB-125364 · CVE-2018-6974 · BID 105660

VMware ESXi/Workstation/Fusion SVGA out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component SVGA Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201808401-BG, and 6.0 before ESXi600-201808401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in SVGA device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2018. The weakness was shared 10/16/2018 with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-6974 since 02/13/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118464 (VMware Workstation 14.x < 14.1.3 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability (VMSA-2018-0026) (Linux)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family General and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371142 (VMware Workstation 14.x, Fusion 10.x Multiple Vulnerabilities(VMSA-2018-0022,VMSA-2018-0020 ,VMSA-2018-0026)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118464). The entry 122926 is related to this item.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 118464
Nessus Name: VMware Workstation 14.x < 14.1.3 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability (VMSA-2018-0026) (Linux)
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Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: vmware.com
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-6974 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041875
SecurityFocus: 105660 - Multiple VMware Products CVE-2018-6974 Local Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Created: 10/17/2018 06:53
Updated: 05/25/2023 15:12
Changes: 10/17/2018 06:53 (68), 04/02/2020 16:37 (6), 05/25/2023 15:12 (4)
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