Use-after-free in VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion - CVE-2020-3947
Published: March 13, 2020 / Updated: March 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26073
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3947
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in vmnetdhcp. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code on the host from the guest or cause a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service running on the host machine.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3947
Install updates from vendor's website.