CVE-2018-6964

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    CVE-2018-6964

    Published: 29 May 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: , http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040989, https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0014.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104315

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High