KLA11346 Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products

Multiple serious vulnerabilities were found in VWware Workstation and Fusion. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information, execute arbitrary code.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

1. Uninitialized stack memory vulnerability can be exploited to obtain sensitive information;
2. Uninitialized stack memory vulnerability can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code.

Original advisories

VMware Security Advisories VMSA-2018-0027

Exploitation

Public exploits exist for this vulnerability.

Related products

VMware-Workstation

VMware-Fusion

CVE list

CVE-2018-6982 warning

CVE-2018-6981 high

Solution

Update to the latest version

Download Workstation

Impacts

• ACE

Arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to executing by abuser any code or commands at vulnerable machine or process.

• OSI

Obtain sensitive information. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to capturing by abuser information, critical for user or system.

• SB

Security bypass. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to performing actions restricted by current security settings.

Affected Products

• VMware Workstation 14.x earlier than 14.1.4VMware Fusion 10.x earlier than 10.1.4VMware Workstation 15.x earlier than 15.0.1VMware Fusion 11.x earlier than 11.0.1