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.

• CWE-772

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103431Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040539Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0008.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Mar 15, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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