CVE-2020-3971
MEDIUMVMware ESXi 6.7/6.5, Workstation 15.x < 15.0.2, Fusion 11.x < 11.0.2 - Heap Overflow in vmxnet3
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (3)
vmware/cloud_foundation
3.0 - 3.7.2
vmware/esxi
6.5 (42 CPE variants)
vmware/esxi
6.7 (7 CPE variants)
Published
Jun 25, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026