FKIE_CVE-2018-6957

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-03-15 19:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:02
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware workstation_pro *
vmware workstation_pro 12.0
vmware workstation_pro 12.1
vmware workstation_pro 12.01
vmware workstation_pro 12.1.1
vmware workstation_pro 12.5
vmware workstation_pro 12.5.1
vmware workstation_pro 12.5.2
vmware workstation_pro 12.5.3
vmware workstation_pro 12.5.4
vmware workstation_pro 12.5.5
vmware workstation_pro 12.5.6
vmware workstation_pro 12.5.7
vmware workstation_player *
vmware workstation_player 12.0
vmware workstation_player 12.0.1
vmware workstation_player 12.1
vmware workstation_player 12.1.1
vmware workstation_player 12.5
vmware workstation_player 12.5.1
vmware workstation_player 12.5.2
vmware workstation_player 12.5.3
vmware workstation_player 12.5.4
vmware workstation_player 12.5.5
vmware workstation_player 12.5.6
vmware workstation_player 12.5.7
vmware fusion 8.0
vmware fusion 8.0.1
vmware fusion 8.0.2
vmware fusion 8.1
vmware fusion 8.1.1
vmware fusion 8.5
vmware fusion 8.5.1
vmware fusion 8.5.2
vmware fusion 8.5.3
vmware fusion 8.5.4
vmware fusion 8.5.5
vmware fusion 8.5.6
vmware fusion 8.5.7
vmware fusion 8.5.8
vmware fusion *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:02:30.657",
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