Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in VMware Products
CVE-2020-3970

3.8LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Vmware Esxi
Workstation
Fusion
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 June 2020
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What is CVE-2020-3970?

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion versions prior to specified updates are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Shader functionality. This flaw may allow a malicious actor with non-administrative local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled to exploit the vulnerability, potentially leading to the crashing of the vmx process. This results in a partial denial of service condition and can undermine the stability of the virtual machine environment.

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-20-782/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.8
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2020-3970 : Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in VMware Products