CVE-2020-3995
MEDIUMVmware Esxi < 3.9 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202007101-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0), Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0), the VMCI host drivers used by VMware hypervisors contain a memory leak vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine may be able to trigger a memory leak issue resulting in memory resource exhaustion on the hypervisor if the attack is sustained for extended periods of time.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
54.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (50)
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Timeline
Published
Oct 20, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026