Vigil@nce - VMware ESXi/Workstation: infinite loop via 3D-rendering Shader
December 2018 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: ESXi, VMware vSphere Hypervisor, VMware
Workstation.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 10/10/2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker, inside a guest system, can generate an infinite loop
via 3D-rendering Shader of VMware ESXi/Workstation, in order to
trigger a denial of service on the host system.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-ESXi-Workstation-infinite-loop-via-3D-
rendering-Shader-27453