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CVE-2020-3965

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG),

VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.0-1.20.16321839, 6.7 before ESXi670-202006401-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2), and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain an information leak in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local access to a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00056
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules10 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

5
vmware cloud foundation>= 3.0 and < 3.10
vmware cloud foundation>= 4.0.0 and < 4.0.1
vmware fusion>= 11.0.0 and < 11.5.2
vmware workstation>= 15.0.0 and < 15.5.2
vmware esxiall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · VMware-ESXi-Use-After-Free-Out-Of-Bounds-Access.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

10
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumSuspicious Workstation Locking via Rundll32
productinformationalLocked Workstation
producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@vmware.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Jun 2020 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/22Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0015.htmlVendor Advisory
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