Out-of-bounds Read in VMware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2020-3970
VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Shader functionality. A malicious actor with non-administrative local access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a partial denial of service condition.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud_foundation
- Vmware Esxi — versions 6.5, 6.7, 7.0.0
- Vmware Fusion — versions 11.x before 11.5.5
- Vmware Esxi — versions 7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG
- Vmware Workstation — versions 15.x before 15.5.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3970?
- CVE-2020-3970 is a low-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2020-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3970?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.