Medium severity · published Mar 15, 2018
CVE-2018-6957
VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.1, 12.x) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.1 and 8.x) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability which can be triggered by opening a large number of…
5.3
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.1, 12.x) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.1 and 8.x) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability which can be triggered by opening a large number of VNC sessions. Note: In order for exploitation to be possible on Workstation and Fusion, VNC must be manually enabled.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FU
Fusion · Vmware
8.0; 8.0.1; 8.0.2; 8.1; 8.1.1; 8.5; +9 more · source: NVD
WP
Workstation Player · Vmware
14.0 before 14.1.1; 12.0; 12.0.1; 12.1; 12.1.1; 12.5; +7 more · source: NVD
WP
Workstation Pro · Vmware
14.0 before 14.1.1; 12.0; 12.1; 12.01; 12.1.1; 12.5; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6957
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6957
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.html
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