CVE-2018-6983

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.2 and 14.x before 14.1.5) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.2 and 10.x before 10.1.5) contain an integer overflow vulnerability in the virtual network devices. 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-190

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
VMware	VMware Workstation and Fusion	VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.2 and 14.x before 14.1.5) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.2 and 10.x before 10.1.5)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105986Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0030.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105986Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0030.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 27, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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