SB2020061922 - Denial of service in VMware Tools for macOS
Published: June 19, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020061922
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3972)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.