CVE-2018-6964

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-05-29

Updated: 2019-10-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High