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    CVE-2018-6957

    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.

    Published:Mar 15, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Mar 15, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00379
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Fusion
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation Pro

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-469 HTTP DoS

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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