MEDIUM
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to NULL pointer dereference issue in RPC handler
Published Jul 25, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.96%
Description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BG, 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BG, 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BG and 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BG), Workstation (14.x before 14.1.2), and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to NULL pointer dereference issue in RPC handler. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to crash their VMs.
Affected products
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- Version 5.5 before ESXi550-201806401-BGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0 before ESXi600-201806401-BGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.5 before ESXi650-201806401-BGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.7 before ESXi670-201806401-BGStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 10.x before 10.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 14.x before 14.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||
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| VMware | ESXi | n/a |
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| VMware | Fusion | n/a |
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| VMware | Workstation | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 14.0 · < 14.1.2
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
OR
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.96% 0.02960
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02960
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (42 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 86.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.00% (0.02999) | 85.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 85.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00652) | 70.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 85.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00652) | 70.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 85.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00652) | 70.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 85.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 0.65% (0.00652) | 70.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 85.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.65% (0.00652) | 70.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 3.31% (0.03306) | 86.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 0.81% (0.00808) | 73.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 3.31% (0.03306) | 86.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 0.81% (0.00808) | 73.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 87.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00927) | 75.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 87.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00927) | 75.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 3.92% (0.03918) | 87.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 57.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 2.04% (0.02035) | 82.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 58.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.04% (0.02035) | 82.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.46% (0.03459) | 91.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 64.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 71.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 69.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 67.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 69.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 68.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 66.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 69.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104884 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104884 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041356 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041357 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0018.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner vmware
Published Jul 25, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Feb 14, 2018
Link CVE-2018-6972
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a