#VU28339 Memory leak in VMware, Inc products - CVE-2020-3959
Published: May 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28339
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3959
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware ESXi
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
VMware ESXi
VMware Workstation
VMware Fusion
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform denial of service (DoS) attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the VMCI module. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.