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CVE-2018-6969

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Published: Jul 13, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Vmware: Tools
Vmware
1 product
Tools
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Tools
Before 10.3.0

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
PatchVendor 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
PatchVendor Advisory

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