CVE-2018-6957
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-6957 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-03-15 19:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-772
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Fusion | 8.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Player | 12.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Workstation Pro | 12.5.7 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple VMware Products CVE-2018-6957 Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| VMware Workstation and Fusion VNC Session Handling Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| VMSA-2018-0008 | CONFIRM | www.vmware.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.