CVE-2018-6974 Memory corruption in ESXi
An out-of-bounds read in the SVGA device allows a guest VM to execute arbitrary code on the host system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6974?
CVE-2018-6974 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 16 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201808401-BG, and 6.0 before ESXi600-201808401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in SVGA device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6974?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-6974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esxi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vq3-72qx-fm2c.