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CVE-2018-6977: vmware esxi Infinite Loop

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
Published 09-10-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6977 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in vmware esxi. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.43%
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. 09-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware ESXi (6.7, 6.5, 6.0), Workstation (15.x and 14.x) and Fusion (11.x and 10.x) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to an infinite loop in a 3D-rendering shader. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker with normal user privileges in the guest to make the VM unresponsive, and in some cases, possibly result other VMs on the host or the host itself becoming unresponsive.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

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, 6.5, 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.7
  • fusion11.x and 10.x | ≥ 10.0.0, ≤ 10.1.5 | ≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.2
  • workstation15.x and 14.x | ≥ 14.0.0, ≤ 14.1.5 | ≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.0.2

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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