vulnerability
VMSA-2018-0027: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address uninitialized stack memory usage (CVE-2018-6981)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 13, 2018 | Nov 13, 2018 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 13, 2018
Added
Nov 13, 2018
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
Description
VMware ESXi 6.7 without ESXi670-201811401-BG and VMware ESXi 6.5 without ESXi650-201811301-BG, VMware ESXi 6.0 without ESXi600-201811401-BG, VMware Workstation 15, VMware Workstation 14.1.3 or below, VMware Fusion 11, VMware Fusion 10.1.3 or below contain uninitialized stack memory usage in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter which may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Solutions
vmware-esxi60-upgrade-10719132vmware-esxi65-upgrade-10719125vmware-esxi67-upgrade-10764712
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