CVE-2020-3959
lowpriority · track · 13EPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.1.0) contain a memory leak vulnerability in the VMCI module. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a partial denial of service.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (12)
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references (7)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/46816cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3959cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-ESXi-Workstation-two-vulnerabilities-32360cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1892/cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0011.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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