CVE-2018-6977 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion products, stemming from an infinite loop in a 3D-rendering shader. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), an attacker with normal guest user privileges can render the virtual machine unresponsive, potentially impacting other VMs or the host itself. While no active exploitation or public exploit code is known, the vulnerability has received some community and media attention. Its EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, <= 15.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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