CVE-2018-6973 (GCVE-0-2018-6973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-08-15 12:00
Modified
2024-09-17 02:41
Severity ?
CWE
  • Out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Summary
VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.3) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.3) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 device. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
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VMware Workstation Version: 14.x before 14.1.3
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