CVE-2018-6964
VMware Security Advisory 2018-0014
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
VMware Horizon Client for Linux (4.x before 4.8.0 and prior) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure usage of SUID binary. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root on a Linux machine where Horizon Client is installed.
VMware Horizon Client for Linux (versiones 4.x anteriores a la 4.8.0 y anteriores) contiene una vulnerabilidad de escalado de privilegios local debido al uso inseguro de un binario SUID. La explotación exitosa de este problema podría permitir que usuarios no privilegiados escalen sus privilegios a root en una máquina Linux en la que Horizon Client está instalado.
VMware Horizon Client update addresses a privilege escalation vulnerability.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2018-02-14 CVE Reserved
- 2018-05-29 CVE Published
- 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html | 2019-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Horizon Client Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon Client" | >= 4.0.0 < 4.8.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon Client" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.8.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
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