CVE-2020-3999
Last modified
CVE-2020-3999 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U1c-17325551), VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.0 and 15.x prior to 15.5.7), VMware Fusion (12.x prior to 12.0 and 11.x prior to 11.5.7) and VMware Cloud Foundation contain a denial of service vulnerability due to improper input validation in GuestInfo. A malicious actor with normal user privilege access to a virtual machine can crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U1c-17325551), VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.0 and 15.x prior to 15.5.7), VMware Fusion (12.x prior to 12.0 and 11.x prior to 11.5.7) and VMware Cloud Foundation contain a denial of service vulnerability due to improper input validation in GuestInfo. A malicious actor with normal user privilege access to a virtual machine can crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Workstation | >= 15.0.0, < 15.5.7 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 |
| Vmware | Fusion | >= 11.5.0, < 11.5.7 |
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0029.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0029.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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