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CVE-2020-3970

3.8 · LOW

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…

Published Jun 25, 2020CWE-125EPSS 0.40%

Overview

CVE-2020-3970 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 25, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.8 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.8, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.htmlRefwww.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-782/Refwww.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.htmlRefwww.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-782/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3970?

CVE-2020-3970 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 25, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.8 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2020-3970?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.8, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-3970?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-3970?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-3970 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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