PT-2020-17819 · Vmware · Vmware Tools

Published 2020-06-19 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2020-3972

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Tools for macOS versions 11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1

Description The issue is related to a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers with non-admin privileges on guest macOS virtual machines, allowing them to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VMs.

Recommendations For versions 11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1, update to version 11.1.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-3972

Affected Products

Vmware Tools

References · 3

• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0014.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3972 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3972 · Vendor Advisory