CVE-2020-3971

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2020-3971
  • Assigner
  • security@vmware.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2020-06-25T15:15:11
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-07-01T17:43:55
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.0 3.7.2
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.0.0 11.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 15.0.0 15.0.2
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201701001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201703002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201704001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707103:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707211:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707212:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707213:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707214:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707215:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707216:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707217:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707218:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707219:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707220:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201707221:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201710001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201712001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201803001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201810002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201811301:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201901001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201903001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-201905001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201807001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810103:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810211:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810212:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810213:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810214:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810215:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810216:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810217:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810218:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810219:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810220:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810221:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810222:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810223:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810224:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810225:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810226:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810227:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810228:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810229:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810230:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810231:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810232:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810233:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810234:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201903001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3971
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3971
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:41:41 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 18:44:07 2020-06-25T15:15Z 2020-06-25T15:15:11 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 18:44:07 2020-07-01T17:43:55 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 18:44:07 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated