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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.

CVSS 5.3 · MediumBuzz score 17.5

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 17.5

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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
11.0
2 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
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Evidence

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  • VMware addresses a DoS flaw in Workstation and Fusion productsSecurity Affairs

    VMware has addressed a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-6957, in its Workstation 12.x and 14.x and Fusion 10.1.1. and 10.x on OS X products. The affected VMware solutions can be attacked by opening a large number of VNC sessions. The DoS vulnerability was discovered by Lilith Wyatt of Cisco Talos, the flaw could be exploited on Workstation […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comMar 17, 2018, 6:50 PM
  • VMware Patches DoS Vulnerability in Workstation, FusionSecurityWeek

    VMware informed customers on Thursday that it has patched a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in its Workstation and Fusion products. Details of the flaw and proof-of-concept code have been made public.

    newswww.securityweek.comMar 16, 2018, 5:23 PM

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