CVE-2020-3970: VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before…

Description

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Shader functionality. A malicious actor with non-administrative local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a partial denial of service condition.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% 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

CF

Cloud Foundation · Vmware

3.0 before 3.10; 4.0.0 before 4.0.1 · source: NVD

FU

Fusion · Vmware

11.0.0 before 11.5.5 · source: NVD

WO

Workstation · Vmware

15.0.0 before 15.5.5 · source: NVD