SB2018101703 - Privilege escalation in VMware ESXi
Published: October 17, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101703
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6974)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read condition in the SVGA device. An adjacent attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input to the targeted host system. A successful exploit could trigger an out-of-bounds read condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.