CVE-2018-6973

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Published Aug 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

VMware

Workstation

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`14.x before 14.1.3`	affected	—

VMware

Fusion

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.x before 10.1.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-18717	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.494% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105094
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041491
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0022.html

History

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00073}`	epss `{'score': 0.00164}`

Subscriptions

Vmware Fusion Workstation

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:41 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: Aug 15, 2018, 12:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:41 AM
Reserved: Feb 14, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 15, 2018, 12:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

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