CVE-2018-6957 | BDVDB-2026-97976 Detail

VMwareWorkstation

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-03-15Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.