CVE-2018-6957

moderate-risk

Published 2018-03-15

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.

Do I need to act?

0.38% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.3/10 Medium

NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (20)

Workstation Pro

Workstation Player

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (6)

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

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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moderate-risk

Severity 17/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 24/34 · High