Memory Leak Vulnerability in VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion
CVE-2020-3959

3.3LOW

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Vmware Esxi
Vmware Workstation
Vmware Fusion
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 May 2020

Summary

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a significant memory leak vulnerability in the VMCI module. This flaw allows a malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine to potentially crash the virtual machine's vmx process, leading to a denial of service situation. Users of affected VMware products should apply patches immediately to mitigate any risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

VMware ESXi 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG

VMware ESXi 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG

VMware Fusion 11.x before 11.1.0

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.3
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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