CVE-2018-6969 VMware Tools (10.x and prior before 10.3.0) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in HGFS. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers to esc...
HighCVSS 7.0
EPSS 0.40%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
VMware Tools (10.x and prior before 10.3.0) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in HGFS. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers to escalate their privileges on the guest VMs. In order to be able to exploit this issue, file sharing must be enabled.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware tools | < 10.3.0 | 10.3.0 |
| VMware Tools | = 10.x and prior before 10.3.0 | No fix listed |
References
- 104737 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 1041291 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- www.vmware.com patch vendor-advisory