CVE-2018-6969
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
7.0
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.073
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-6969 are affected in vmware tools (x64) 10.2.9 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-6969 are affected in VMware Tools 10.2.5 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-6969 are affected in VMware Tools 10.2.9 | Windows |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-333962 | VMware Tools (x64) (12.3.5) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234