CVE-2020-3970

Description

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.

References

Link	Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.html	vendor advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-782/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-3970?: CVE-2020-3970 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-3970?: To fix CVE-2020-3970, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-3970 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-3970 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-3970?: CVE-2020-3970 affects VMware VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion.

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Description

Category

CWE-125 – Out-of-bounds Read

References

Frequently Asked Questions