VMware ESXi/Workstation/Fusion out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6967. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion (Virtualization Software) (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2018. The weakness was shared 06/28/2018 by Cisco with Cisco Talos as VMSA-2018-0016 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-6967 since 02/14/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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†). The entries VDB-120122 and VDB-120123 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: 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-2018-6967 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6967
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120124
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 14:40
Changes: 07/01/2018 11:03 (75), 02/23/2020 15:10 (6), 03/29/2023 14:40 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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