Advisory Details

August 10th, 2018

VMWare Horizon Client wswc_sharedMem_shared Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-6970
CVSS SCORE	1.9, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	VMware
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Horizon Client
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of VMware Horizon Client. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within messages passed to the wswc_sharedMem_shared shared memory. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	VMware has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0019.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-04-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-08-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-08-10 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite

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