8.1

CVE-2018-6965: vmware esxi Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
Published 09-07-2018Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6965 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in vmware esxi. EPSS estimates a 2.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the shader translator. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-6966 and CVE-2018-6967.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.94% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware4 products

1 vendor · 4 products

References

3 links