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.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18701 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:06:38.093Z

Reserved: 2018-02-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-6957

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-15T19:29:01.343

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:11:28.850

Link: CVE-2018-6957

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