CVE-2020-3971

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

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

Summary

VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201907101-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.2) contain a heap overflow vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine with a vmxnet3 network adapter present may be able to read privileged information contained in physical memory.

Affected Version(s)

Fusion 11.x before 11.0.2

VMware ESXi 6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG

VMware ESXi 6.5 before ESXi650-201907101-SG

References

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

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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