#VU29174 Input validation error in VMware Tools - CVE-2020-3972

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#VU29174 Input validation error in VMware Tools - CVE-2020-3972

Published: June 19, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29174
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-2020-3972
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware Tools
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

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 updates from vendor's website.

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