CVE-2020-3971
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
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 (14)
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references (7)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49519cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3971cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-ESXi-Workstation-multiple-vulnerabilities-32615cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2190/cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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