vulnerability
VMSA-2020-0015: Heap overflow vulnerability in vmxnet3 (CVE-2020-3971)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jun 26, 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 26, 2020
Added
Jun 26, 2020
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
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.
Solutions
vmware-esxi65-upgrade-16207673vmware-esxi67-upgrade-16316930vmware-esxi700-upgrade-16324942
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