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CVE-2018-6969: vmware tools Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.0v3.0HighModified
Published 13-07-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6969 is a high (CVSS 7.0) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in vmware tools. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
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. 13-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

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

Vmware2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

3 links