CVE-2020-3972: VMware Tools for macOS (11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation…

PriorityP48low3.3CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAL

EPSS

0.38%

30.0th percentile

VMware Tools for macOS (11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-admin privileges on guest macOS virtual machines to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VMs.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
vmware	tools	>= 11.0.0 < 11.1.1	11.1.1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.13.3LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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