CVE-2018-6969
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Tools
PublishedJul 13, 2018
First seenJul 13, 2018
How to fix
Update
- vmware tools10.3.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware tools | v < 10.3.0 | 10.3.0 |
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