Vulnerability · Published May 29, 2020 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2020-3959
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in VMware ESXi from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0) contain a memory leak vulnerability in the VMCI module. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a partial denial of service.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware ESXi | 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG |
| VMware | VMware Workstation | 15.x before 15.1.0 |
| VMware | VMware Fusion | 11.x before 11.1.0 |
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.html x_refsource_CONFIRM