5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-6957
VMware Workstation VNC Denial-of-Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6957 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware workstation
2 Vmware fusion
3 Vmware workstation_pro
4 Vmware workstation_player
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-6957.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6957 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-20 NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-772
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.1.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6957 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} -0.03%

score

0.47128

percentile

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