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CVE-2018-6972

6.5 · MEDIUM

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10…

Published Jul 25, 2018CWE-476EPSS 2.96%

Overview

CVE-2018-6972 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 25, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to NULL pointer dereference issue in RPC handler. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/104884Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1041356Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1041357Refwww.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/104884Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1041356Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1041357Refwww.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6972?

CVE-2018-6972 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 25, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2018-6972?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-6972?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-6972?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2018-6972 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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