CVE-2018-6972 json
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG and 5.5 before ESXi550-20180…
published 2018-07-25 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-18716
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.0%
- EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- vmware workstation 14.1.2
- vmware fusion 10.1.2
Exploit prediction
2.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- VMware ESXi
- VMware Workstation
- VMware Fusion
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
- Technology feeds
References
-
vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/104884
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1041356
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1041357
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-6972
- NVD CVE-2018-6972
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