CVE-2020-3992

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-3992?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 4.1.0.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-3992 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-3992 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. CISA has also linked it to known ransomware campaigns. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-05-03. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-3992?

CVE-2020-3992 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2020-3992 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cloud foundation (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804, 6.7 before ESXi670-202010401-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202010401-SG) has a use-after-free issue. A malicious actor residing in the management network who has access to port 427 on an ESXi machine may be able to trigger a use-after-free in the OpenSLP service resulting in remote code execution.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloud foundationNVD

Affected:>= 4.0, < 4.1.0.1Fixed in:4.1.0.1CVE-2020-3992derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

83.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

VMware ESXi OpenSLP Use-After-Free Vulnerability

VMware ESXi OpenSLP contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows an attacker residing in the management network with access to port 427 to perform remote code execution.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

Patch1

vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-34833	High	7.8	96%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-3992?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 4.1.0.1 or later.

Is CVE-2020-3992 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-3992 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. CISA has also linked it to known ransomware campaigns. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-05-03. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2020-3992?

CVE-2020-3992 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-3992 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cloud foundation (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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