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CVE-2020-3971

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-06-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects VMware, VMWare, ESXi.

CVE
CVE-2020-3971
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.33%
VMware VMWare ESXi

Original NVD 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.

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