VMware ESXi/Workstation/Fusion out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-6966. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part. 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.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2018. The weakness was presented 06/28/2018 by Cisco with Cisco Talos as VMSA-2018-0016 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with VMware. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6966 since 02/14/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110902 (VMSA-2018-0016 : VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family VMware ESX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216156 (VMware ESXi 6.7 Patch Release ESXi670-201806401-BG Missing (KB 55920)(VMSA-2018-0016)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110902), SecurityFocus (BID 104709†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041208†). See VDB-120122 and VDB-120124 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 110902
Nessus Name: VMSA-2018-0016 : VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities
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02/14/2018 🔍
06/28/2018 +134 days 🔍
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06/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
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07/09/2018 +5 days 🔍
03/29/2023 +1724 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2018-0016
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-6966 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6966
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120123
SecurityFocus: 104709 - VMware ESXi/Workstation/Fusion Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041208

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2018 11:03
Updated: 03/29/2023 14:38
Changes: 07/01/2018 11:03 (75), 02/23/2020 15:09 (6), 03/29/2023 14:38 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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