CVE-2020-3976 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-3976?

CVE-2020-3976 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2020-3976?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vcenter Server, Vmware Esxi.

Vulnerability Description

VMware ESXi and vCenter Server contain a partial denial of service vulnerability in their respective authentication services. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 5.3.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vmware	Cloud Foundation	>= 3.0, < 3.10
Vmware	Vcenter Server	6.5
Vmware	Esxi	6.5

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0018.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0018.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-3976?

CVE-2020-3976 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). VMware ESXi and vCenter Server contain a partial denial of service vulnerability in their respective authentication services. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate seve...

How severe is CVE-2020-3976?

CVE-2020-3976 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-3976?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vcenter Server, Vmware Esxi.