CVE-2020-3999

Description

VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U1c-17325551), VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.0 and 15.x prior to 15.5.7), VMware Fusion (12.x prior to 12.0 and 11.x prior to 11.5.7) and VMware Cloud Foundation contain a denial of service vulnerability due to improper input validation in GuestInfo. A malicious actor with normal user privilege access to a virtual machine can crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation,VMware Fusion and VMware Cloud Foundation
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0029.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-3999?
CVE-2020-3999 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-3999?
To fix CVE-2020-3999, 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-2020-3999 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-3999 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-2020-3999?
CVE-2020-3999 affects n/a VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation,VMware Fusion and VMware Cloud Foundation.
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