CVE-2020-3995
Medium
Description
In VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202007101-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0), Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0), the VMCI host drivers used by VMware hypervisors contain a memory leak vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine may be able to trigger a memory leak issue resulting in memory resource exhaustion on the hypervisor if the attack is sustained for extended periods of time.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Esxi
PublishedOct 20, 2020
First seenOct 20, 2020
How to fix
Update
- vmware cloud_foundation3.9 or later
- vmware workstation15.1.0 or later
- vmware fusion11.1.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware esxi | 6.7, 6.5 | — |
| vmware cloud_foundation | 3.0 ≤ v < 3.9 | 3.9 |
| vmware workstation | 15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0 | 15.1.0 |
| vmware fusion | 11.0.0 ≤ v < 11.1.0 | 11.1.0 |
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