Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2020 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2020-3971
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Fusion 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 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware ESXi | 6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG6.5 before ESXi650-201907101-SG |
| VMware | Workstation | 15.x before 15.0.2 |
| VMware | Fusion | 11.x before 11.0.2 |
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html x_refsource_CONFIRM