Advisory Details

July 26th, 2018

VMware Workstation SetGuestInfo Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-6972
CVSS SCORE	4.9, AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	VMware
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	VMware Workstation
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of VMware Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on a guest OS in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SetGuestInfo RPC function. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition to users of the guest OS.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	VMware has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-04-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-07-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-07-26 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Hahna Latonick and Kevin Fujimoto

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