CVE-2018-6982

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may lead to an information leak from host to guest.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-908

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
VMware	VMware ESXi	VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG, VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105882Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105882Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 4, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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