Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2018-6978 | First vendor Publication | 2018-12-18 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2019-10-03 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | 6.7 | ||
| Base Score | 6.7 | Environmental Score | 6.7 |
| impact SubScore | 5.9 | Temporal Score | 6.7 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 0.8 | ||
| Attack Vector | Local | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | High | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | Availability Impact | High |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps application with shell access may exploit this issue to elevate the privileges to root on a vROps machine. Note: the admin user (non-sudoer) should not be confused with root of the vROps machine. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6978 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-732 | Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Sources (Detail)
| Source | Url |
|---|---|
| BID | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242 |
| CONFIRM | https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2021-05-04 13:17:14 |
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| 2021-04-22 02:34:31 |
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| 2020-05-24 01:26:35 |
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| 2020-05-23 02:19:59 |
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| 2020-05-23 01:19:02 |
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| 2019-10-03 09:21:27 |
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| 2019-02-06 21:19:18 |
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| 2018-12-19 17:19:07 |
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| 2018-12-19 00:19:27 |
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