Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2018-6957

Disclosure Date: March 15, 2018 •
CVE-2018-6957 CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.3
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.3 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.6
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
Workstation 14.x before 14.1.1
Workstation 12.x
Fusion 10.x before 10.1.1
Fusion 8.x
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • vmware

Products

  • fusion,
  • fusion 8.0,
  • fusion 8.0.1,
  • fusion 8.0.2,
  • fusion 8.1,
  • fusion 8.1.1,
  • fusion 8.5,
  • fusion 8.5.1,
  • fusion 8.5.2,
  • fusion 8.5.3,
  • fusion 8.5.4,
  • fusion 8.5.5,
  • fusion 8.5.6,
  • fusion 8.5.7,
  • fusion 8.5.8,
  • workstation player,
  • workstation player 12.0,
  • workstation player 12.0.1,
  • workstation player 12.1,
  • workstation player 12.1.1,
  • workstation player 12.5,
  • workstation player 12.5.1,
  • workstation player 12.5.2,
  • workstation player 12.5.3,
  • workstation player 12.5.4,
  • workstation player 12.5.5,
  • workstation player 12.5.6,
  • workstation player 12.5.7,
  • workstation pro,
  • workstation pro 12.0,
  • workstation pro 12.01,
  • workstation pro 12.1,
  • workstation pro 12.1.1,
  • workstation pro 12.5,
  • workstation pro 12.5.1,
  • workstation pro 12.5.2,
  • workstation pro 12.5.3,
  • workstation pro 12.5.4,
  • workstation pro 12.5.5,
  • workstation pro 12.5.6,
  • workstation pro 12.5.7

Additional Info

Authenticated
Unknown
Exploitable
Unknown
Reliability
Unknown
Stability
Unknown
Available Mitigations
Unknown
Shelf Life
Unknown
Userbase/Installbase
Unknown
Patch Effectiveness
Unknown
Technical Analysis