6.5

CVE-2018-6972: vmware esxi NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 25-07-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6972 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in vmware esxi. EPSS estimates a 2.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.96%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to NULL pointer dereference issue in RPC handler. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 3.00% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.96%

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

Vmware3 products
  • esxiEOL6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG | 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG | 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG | 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BG | 5.5 | 5.5:1 | 5.5:2 | 5.5:3a | 5.5:3b | 5.5:550-20170901001s | 5.5:550-20170904001 | 6.0 | 6.0:1 | 6.0:1a | 6.0:1b | 6.0:2 | 6.0:3 | 6.0:3a | 6.0:600-201504401 | 6.0:600-201505401 | 6.0:600-201507101 | 6.0:600-201507102 | 6.0:600-201507401 | 6.0:600-201507402 | 6.0:600-201507403 | 6.0:600-201507404 | 6.0:600-201507405 | 6.0:600-201507406 | 6.0:600-201507407 | 6.0:600-201509101 | 6.0:600-201509102 | 6.0:600-201509201 | 6.0:600-201509202 | 6.0:600-201509203 | 6.0:600-201509204 | 6.0:600-201509205 | 6.0:600-201509206 | 6.0:600-201509207 | 6.0:600-201509208 | 6.0:600-201509209 | 6.0:600-201509210 | 6.0:600-201510401 | 6.0:600-201511401 | 6.0:600-201601101 | 6.0:600-201601102 | 6.0:600-201601401 | 6.0:600-201601402 | 6.0:600-201601403 | 6.0:600-201601404 | 6.0:600-201601405 | 6.0:600-201602401 | 6.0:600-201603101 | 6.0:600-201603102 | 6.0:600-201603201 | 6.0:600-201603202 | 6.0:600-201603203 | 6.0:600-201603204 | 6.0:600-201603205 | 6.0:600-201603206 | 6.0:600-201603207 | 6.0:600-201603208 | 6.0:600-201605401 | 6.0:600-201608101 | 6.0:600-201608401 | 6.0:600-201608402 | 6.0:600-201608403 | 6.0:600-201608404 | 6.0:600-201608405 | 6.0:600-201610410 | 6.0:600-201611401 | 6.0:600-201611402 | 6.0:600-201611403 | 6.0:600-201702101 | 6.0:600-201702102 | 6.0:600-201702201 | 6.0:600-201702202 | 6.0:600-201702203 | 6.0:600-201702204 | 6.0:600-201702205 | 6.0:600-201702206 | 6.0:600-201702207 | 6.0:600-201702208 | 6.0:600-201702209 | 6.0:600-201702210 | 6.0:600-201702211 | 6.0:600-201702212 | 6.0:600-201703401 | 6.0:600-201706101 | 6.0:600-201706102 | 6.0:600-201706103 | 6.5 | 6.5:2 | 6.5:650-201701001 | 6.5:650-201703001 | 6.5:650-201703002 | 6.5:650-201704001 | 6.5:650-201707101 | 6.5:650-201707102 | 6.5:650-201707103 | 6.5:650-201707201 | 6.5:650-201707202 | 6.5:650-201707203 | 6.5:650-201707204 | 6.5:650-201707205 | 6.5:650-201707206 | 6.5:650-201707207 | 6.5:650-201707208 | 6.5:650-201707209 | 6.5:650-201707210 | 6.5:650-201707211 | 6.5:650-201707212 | 6.5:650-201707213 | 6.5:650-201707214 | 6.5:650-201707215 | 6.5:650-201707216 | 6.5:650-201707217 | 6.5:650-201707218 | 6.5:650-201707219 | 6.5:650-201707220 | 6.5:650-201707221 | 6.5:650-201710001 | 6.5:650-201712001 | 6.5:650-201803001 | 6.5:650-201806001 | 6.7 | 6.7:670-201806001
  • fusion10.x before 10.1.2 | ≥ 10.0, < 10.1.2
  • workstation14.x before 14.1.2 | ≥ 14.0, < 14.1.2

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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