CVE-2018-6982

Medium

Description

VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may lead to an information leak from host to guest.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Esxi
PublishedDec 4, 2018
First seenDec 4, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • vmware workstation14.1.4 or later
  • vmware fusion10.1.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware esxi6.0, 6.5, 6.7—
vmware workstation14.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.4, 15.0.014.1.4
vmware fusion10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.1.4, 11.0.010.1.4

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CVE-2018-6982 · Vmware Esxi · Dark Radar