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CVE-2020-3967: vmware cloud_foundation Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 25-06-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-3967 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in vmware cloud_foundation. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-06-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.5), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.5) contain a heap-overflow vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this vulnerability to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine. Additional conditions beyond the attacker's control must be present for exploitation to be possible.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.47% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware5 products
  • cloud_foundation≥ 3.0, < 3.10 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.1
  • esxiEOL6.5 | 6.5:650-201701001 | 6.5:650-201703001 | 6.5:650-201703002 | 6.5:650-201704001 | 6.5:650-201707101 | 6.5:650-201707102 | 6.5:650-201707103 | 6.5:650-201707201 | 6.5:650-201707202 | 6.5:650-201707203 | 6.5:650-201707204 | 6.5:650-201707205 | 6.5:650-201707206 | 6.5:650-201707207 | 6.5:650-201707208 | 6.5:650-201707209 | 6.5:650-201707210 | 6.5:650-201707211 | 6.5:650-201707212 | 6.5:650-201707213 | 6.5:650-201707214 | 6.5:650-201707215 | 6.5:650-201707216 | 6.5:650-201707217 | 6.5:650-201707218 | 6.5:650-201707219 | 6.5:650-201707220 | 6.5:650-201707221 | 6.5:650-201710001 | 6.5:650-201712001 | 6.5:650-201803001 | 6.5:650-201806001 | 6.5:650-201808001 | 6.5:650-201810001 | 6.5:650-201810002 | 6.5:650-201811001 | 6.5:650-201811002 | 6.5:650-201811301 | 6.5:650-201901001 | 6.5:650-201903001 | 6.5:650-201905001 | 6.5:650-201908001 | 6.5:650-201910001 | 6.5:650-20191004001 | 6.5:650-201911001 | 6.5:650-201911401 | 6.5:650-201911402 | 6.5:650-201912001 | 6.5:650-201912002 | 6.5:650-201912101 | 6.5:650-201912102 | 6.5:650-201912103 | 6.5:650-201912104 | 6.5:650-201912301 | 6.5:650-201912401 | 6.5:650-201912402 | 6.5:650-201912403 | 6.5:650-201912404 | 6.5:650-202005001 | 6.7 | 6.7:670-201806001 | 6.7:670-201807001 | 6.7:670-201808001 | 6.7:670-201810001 | 6.7:670-201810101 | 6.7:670-201810102 | 6.7:670-201810103 | 6.7:670-201810201 | 6.7:670-201810202 | 6.7:670-201810203 | 6.7:670-201810204 | 6.7:670-201810205 | 6.7:670-201810206 | 6.7:670-201810207 | 6.7:670-201810208 | 6.7:670-201810209 | 6.7:670-201810210 | 6.7:670-201810211 | 6.7:670-201810212 | 6.7:670-201810213 | 6.7:670-201810214 | 6.7:670-201810215 | 6.7:670-201810216 | 6.7:670-201810217 | 6.7:670-201810218 | 6.7:670-201810219 | 6.7:670-201810220 | 6.7:670-201810221 | 6.7:670-201810222 | 6.7:670-201810223 | 6.7:670-201810224 | 6.7:670-201810225 | 6.7:670-201810226 | 6.7:670-201810227 | 6.7:670-201810228 | 6.7:670-201810229 | 6.7:670-201810230 | 6.7:670-201810231 | 6.7:670-201810232 | 6.7:670-201810233 | 6.7:670-201810234 | 6.7:670-201811001 | 6.7:670-201901001 | 6.7:670-201901401 | 6.7:670-201901402 | 6.7:670-201901403 | 6.7:670-201903001 | 6.7:670-201904001 | 6.7:670-201904201 | 6.7:670-201904202 | 6.7:670-201904203 | 6.7:670-201904204 | 6.7:670-201904205 | 6.7:670-201904206 | 6.7:670-201904207 | 6.7:670-201904208 | 6.7:670-201904209 | 6.7:670-201904210 | 6.7:670-201904211 | 6.7:670-201904212 | 6.7:670-201904213 | 6.7:670-201904214 | 6.7:670-201904215 | 6.7:670-201904216 | 6.7:670-201904217 | 6.7:670-201904218 | 6.7:670-201904219 | 6.7:670-201904220 | 6.7:670-201904221 | 6.7:670-201904222 | 6.7:670-201904223 | 6.7:670-201904224 | 6.7:670-201904225 | 6.7:670-201904226 | 6.7:670-201904227 | 6.7:670-201904228 | 6.7:670-201904229 | 6.7:670-201905001 | 6.7:670-201906002 | 6.7:670-201908101 | 6.7:670-201908102 | 6.7:670-201908103 | 6.7:670-201908104 | 6.7:670-201908201 | 6.7:670-201908202 | 6.7:670-201908203 | 6.7:670-201908204 | 6.7:670-201908205 | 6.7:670-201908206 | 6.7:670-201908207 | 6.7:670-201908208 | 6.7:670-201908209 | 6.7:670-201908210 | 6.7:670-201908211 | 6.7:670-201908212 | 6.7:670-201908213 | 6.7:670-201908214 | 6.7:670-201908215 | 6.7:670-201908216 | 6.7:670-201908217 | 6.7:670-201908218 | 6.7:670-201908219 | 6.7:670-201908220 | 6.7:670-201908221 | 6.7:670-201912001 | 6.7:670-201912101 | 6.7:670-201912102 | 6.7:670-201912401 | 6.7:670-201912402 | 6.7:670-201912403 | 6.7:670-201912404 | 6.7:670-201912405 | 6.7:670-202004001 | 6.7:670-202004002 | 7.0.0
  • fusion11.x before 11.5.5 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.5.5
  • vmware_esxi7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839 | 6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG | 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG
  • workstation15.x before 15.5.5 | ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.5.5

1 vendor · 5 products

References

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