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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 b…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.03.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • VMware Workstation
  • VMware Fusion

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
Technology feeds
VMware (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/103431 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040539 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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