# CVE-2018-6970: 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-b

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-13 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- VMware VMware Horizon 6, Horizon 7, and Horizon Client: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VMware, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041430
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0019.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105031

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