CVE-2018-6981

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.

• CWE-908

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105881Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042054Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105881Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042054Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0027.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Dec 4, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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