CVE-2018-6957
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
5.3
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.379
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.0.1 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.0.2 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.1.1 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2016-5330,CVE-2018-6957 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.1 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.1 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.2 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.3 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.4 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.5 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-4924,CVE-2017-4941,CVE-2017-5753,CVE-2018-6957 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.6 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.7 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 10.1.0 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5.8 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-6957 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-6957 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-4945,CVE-2018-6957 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.0 | Mac |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2016-5330,CVE-2017-4945,CVE-2018-6957 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.1 | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 8.5 | Mac |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234