CVE-2018-6973

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
VMware	Workstation	14.x before 14.1.3
VMware	Fusion	10.x before 10.1.3

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041491Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0022.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041491Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0022.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 15, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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