VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201907101-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.2) contain a heap overflow vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine with a vmxnet3 network adapter present may be able to read privileged information contained in physical memory.
References
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
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References | () https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2020-06-25 15:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:32
NVD link : CVE-2020-3971
Mitre link : CVE-2020-3971
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-3971
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Products Affected
vmware
- esxi
- cloud_foundation
- workstation
- fusion
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write