CVE-2018-6973
N/A
Published: August 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationFusion
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
10 ≤ v < 10.1.310.0.0 < v < 10.1.3
Affected range stops below 10.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
14 ≤ v < 14.1.3
Affected range stops below 14.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105094VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041491x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0022.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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