CVE-2018-6964

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:11

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-05-29 20:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:11

NVD link : CVE-2018-6964

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6964

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-6964

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

vmware

horizon_client

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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