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CVE-2020-3972

VMware Tools for macOS (11.x.x and prior before 11.1.1) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Host-Guest File System (HGFS) implementation. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-admin privileges on guest macOS virtual machines to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VMs.

  • Published: Jun 19, 2020
  • Updated: Apr 14, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2020-3972
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.3
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
vmware / tools 11.0.0 11.1.1