CVE-2020-3959
Description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0) contain a memory leak vulnerability in the VMCI module. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to crash the virtual machines vmx process leading to a partial denial of service.
Risk Information
Base Score
3.3
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.096
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2019-5525,CVE-2019-5526,CVE-2020-3959 are fixed in VMware Player 15 (15.1.0) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3959 are affected in VMware Fusion for MAC 11.0.3 | Mac |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-605160 | VMware Fusion for MAC 13.0.2 (Deployment-Only) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234