CVE-2020-3972
lowpriority · track · 13EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
VMware Tools for macOS (11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-admin privileges on guest macOS virtual machines to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VMs.
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49516cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3972cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2160/cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0014.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0014.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0014.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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