CVE-2018-6957
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Workstation Pro
PublishedMar 15, 2018
First seenMar 15, 2018
How to fix
Update
- vmware workstation_pro14.1.1 or later
- vmware workstation_player14.1.1 or later
- vmware fusion10.1.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware workstation_pro | 14.0 ≤ v < 14.1.1, 12.0, 12.1, 12.01, 12.1.1, 12.5, 12.5.1, 12.5.2, 12.5.3, 12.5.4, 12.5.5, 12.5.6, 12.5.7 | 14.1.1 |
| vmware workstation_player | 14.0 ≤ v < 14.1.1, 12.0, 12.0.1, 12.1, 12.1.1, 12.5, 12.5.1, 12.5.2, 12.5.3, 12.5.4, 12.5.5, 12.5.6, 12.5.7 | 14.1.1 |
| vmware fusion | 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2, 8.5.3, 8.5.4, 8.5.5, 8.5.6, 8.5.7, 8.5.8, 10.0 ≤ v < 10.1.1 | 10.1.1 |
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