VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-6982
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-12-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@vmware.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory