Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-6970 (CCN-148116)

Assigned:2018-08-07
Published:2018-08-07
Updated:2018-10-15
Summary:VMware Horizon 6 (6.x.x before 6.2.7), Horizon 7 (7.x.x before 7.5.1), and Horizon Client (4.x.x and prior before 4.8.1) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Message Framework library. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow a less-privileged user to leak information from a privileged process running on a system where Horizon Connection Server, Horizon Agent or Horizon Client are installed.
Note: This issue doesn't apply to Horizon 6, 7 Agents installed on Linux systems or Horizon Clients installed on non-Windows systems.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-125
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-6970

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
105031

Source: CCN
Type: BID-105031
VMware Horizon View Client CVE-2018-6970 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1041430

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-cve20186970-info-disc(148116)

Source: CCN
Type: VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0019
Horizon 6, 7, and Horizon Client for Windows updates address an out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0019.html

Source: CCN
Type: ZDI-18-881
VMWare Horizon Client wswc_sharedMem_shared Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 4.0.0 and < 4.8.1)
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 6.0.0 and < 6.2.7)
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:horizon_view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 7.0.0 and < 7.5.1)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware horizon client *
    vmware horizon view *
    vmware horizon view *