CVE-2020-3995
Last modified
CVE-2020-3995 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 |
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | >= 3.0, < 3.9 |
| Vmware | Workstation | >= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0 |
| Vmware | Fusion | >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.0 |
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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