Heap-based buffer overflow in VMware, Inc products - CVE-2020-3967

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in VMware, Inc products - CVE-2020-3967

Published: June 25, 2020 / Updated: July 1, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29298
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3967
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in EHCI controller. A local attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Cloud Foundation
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware ESXi
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
PowerFlex rack

How to mitigate CVE-2020-3967

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cloud Foundation - update to 3.10
VMware ESXi - addressed in versions ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, ESXi650-202005401-SG, ESXi670-202004101-SG
VMware Fusion - update to 11.5.5
VMware Workstation - update to 15.5.5
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance - update to 2.6.0
PowerFlex rack - addressed in versions 3.3.8.1, 3.4.3.1, 3.5.3.1

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