CVE-2020-3971

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
VMwareVMware ESXi6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SGaffected
VMwareVMware ESXi6.5 before ESXi650-201907101-SGaffected
VMwareWorkstation15.x before 15.0.2affected
VMwareFusion11.x before 11.0.2affected

Weaknesses

  • Heap overflow vulnerability

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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