CVE-2018-6982
MEDIUMVMware ESXi - Information Disclosure via vmxnet3 Uninitialized Stack Memory
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105882
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
56.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-908
Status
published
Products (1)
vmware/esxi
6.0 (50 CPE variants)
Published
Dec 04, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026