CVE-2020-3969

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Vmware Esxi
Workstation
Fusion
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 June 2020

Summary

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an off-by-one heap-overflow vulnerability in the SVGA device. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control must be present for exploitation to be possible.

Affected Version(s)

Fusion 11.x before 11.5.5

VMware ESXi 7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839

VMware ESXi 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015...
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-786/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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