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 :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:11 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6957
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to the latest available version of VMware Workstation or Fusion.
- If VNC is not required, disable VNC functionality.
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 |
| 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 |
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)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6957
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6957 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6957 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539 Added Reference https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.html -
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]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.3
Base CVSS Score: 3.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.38 }} -0.07%
score
0.58636
percentile