Is CVE-2018-6957 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-6957 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-6957?

CVE-2018-6957 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-6957?

CVE-2018-6957 has an EPSS score of 1.65% (74th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6957?

Upgrade fusion to 10.1.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-6957

MEDIUMEPSS 74th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-772

How to fix

Remediation Available

fusionNVD

Affected:>= 10.0, < 10.1.1Fixed in:10.1.1CVE-2018-6957derived from NVD

workstation playerNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.1.1Fixed in:14.1.1CVE-2018-6957derived from NVD

workstation proNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.1.1Fixed in:14.1.1CVE-2018-6957derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-772 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2003-0132	Medium	5.0	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-14495	High	7.5	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-22883	High	7.5	77%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-2398	High	8.6	36%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-9375	High	7.5	28%	-	-
CVE-1999-1127	High	7.5	18%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.