Low severity · published May 29, 2020
CVE-2020-3959
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…
3.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; +34 more · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
11.0.0 before 11.1.0 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
15.0.0 before 15.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3959
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3959
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.html
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