CVE-2020-3971

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.89%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware FusionVmware Workstation+2 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 25
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDvmware/fusion11.0.0 — 11.0.2
▶NVDvmware/workstation15.0.0 — 15.0.2
▶NVDvmware/esxi6.5, 6.7+1
▶CVEListV5vmware/fusion11.x before 11.0.2
▶CVEListV5vmware/vmware_esxi6.5 before ESXi650-201907101-SG, 6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5vvr-23q8-x3qg: VMware ESXi (6↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-3971: VMware ESXi (6↗2020-06-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware Cloud Foundation, ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-3962, CVE-2020-3963, CVE-2020-3964, CVE-2020-3965, CVE-2020-3966, CVE-2020-3967, CVE-↗2020-06-23
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