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CVE-2018-6966

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Published: Jul 9, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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8.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.2
Source: NVD

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-2018-6965 and CVE-2018-6967.

Affected (4)

Vmware
3 products
Fusion
Esxi
Workstation
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fusion
From 10.0 to 10.1.2
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Apple
Mac Os X
All versions
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Esxi
Version 6.7
Esxi
Version 6.7 670-201806001
Workstation
From 14.0 to 14.1.2

Related CWEs

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (6)

Source: security@vmware.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@vmware.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@vmware.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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